Cape Town officials are keeping their fingers crossed that Covid-19 road traffic stats will become “the new norm” after no deaths were recorded on the city’s roads in April.
An awareness signboard on the N1 near Plattekloof in Cape Town on April 7 2020. April saw the fewest crashes since Cape Town’s freeway management system was established in 2012.Cape Town officials are keeping their fingers crossed that Covid-19 road traffic statistics will become “the new norm” after no deaths were recorded on the city’s roads during April.
According to a City of Cape Town statement released on Tuesday, traffic counts were down by as much as 80% during the lockdown. As limitations on movement eased in May, traffic volumes increased to about 40% of pre-lockdown figures. Cape Town's mayoral committee member for transport, Felicity Purchase, said behavioural changes flowing from Covid-19 included more people working remotely, or working different hours to limit interactions with other people.
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