Mr. Sam Waide:

It is with regret that I say that there were 18 fatalities in January 2023. The Acting Chair is right that comparing January, like-for-like, over the last four or five years, we are going backwards in this regard. In 2022, there were a high number of fatalities. There were several reasons for this. The Minister, the agencies and the RSA are meeting tomorrow to discuss this matter and look at prioritisation for 2023. Speeding on rural roads was a key feature of the fatalities in 2022. The non-wearing of seat belts, particularly by drivers, prevails. This was not just in 2022. Data from between 2015 and 2019 confirm that more than 40% of driver fatalities occurred because the drivers were not wearing seat belts. There is-----