Cape Towns roads have claimed 3 007 lives in just four years, according to the City of Cape Towns latest Traffic Crash Report, which analyses all reported road traffic crashes between 2021 and 2024, reports Cape town Etc .
The report , released by the Citys Urban Mobility Directorate, shows that 262 225 traffic crashes were recorded across the metro during the period, with an average of 181 crashes every day. In human terms, this equates to one death every 11 hours and 40 minutes.
Perhaps most alarmingly, 68 of those killed were pedestrians, highlighting the extreme vulnerability of people on foot in Cape Towns traffic environment.
