Cost analysis of road traffic crashes in South Africa.

Abstract

Road traffic crashes create a social and economic problem in South Africa. The county has a high crash rate of 1261 crashes per 100,000 of the population. Gauteng province accounts for a majority of the road traffic crashes and has the highest rate per population of all South Africa provinces. The cost of damage, only, minor, major, and fatal road traffic crashes were US$ 1962, US$ 2965, US$ 11,031 and US$ 48,561 respectively. These costs represent a remediable drain on the limited resources of the country. There is an urgent need for more efforts and resources to be channeled to address the issues of road traffic safety in the country.