Drivers face bans under the new demerit system

GOVERNMENT intends getting tougher on drivers by introducing a basket of new laws which will have a huge impact on the way South Africans drive. The Administrative Adjudication of Traffic Offences Act, which governs the issuing of traffic fines, will come into effect early next year and will impose tougher penalties on: l Any driver caught having his or her elbow protruding from a moving vehicle; l Anyone caught driving in a convoy on weekends; and l Anyone driving a car without mud flaps. The...