Question No. 1165
Mr JRB Lorimer (Democratic Alliance) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:
Whether her department, in consultation with the Department of Transport, intends to reduce the speed limit around all schools; if not, why not; if so, (a) when will this be done and (b) what will the speed limit be reduced to?
Reply:
The speed limits are determined by the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) who knows the zones allocated per area. They also determine the requisite speed limits around schools depending on location.
The speed limit is also determined by the nature of the zone and might differ according to the residential status of the area. Since the determination is done by RTMC, the department is unable to ascertain exactly when speed limits would be reduced at a particular school.
Issued by: Department of Basic Education
19 April 2010
Source: Department of Education (http://www.education.gov.za/)
