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Saturday 30 April 2016

Alcohol Fuels High Death Toll on South African Roads


It’s a scene repeated in bars across South Africa every day and night: A man saunters into the establishment, tosses his car keys on the counter and starts drinking an alcoholic beverage.
He’s parked his car in a space nearby, and will be driving it within a few hours. 

In South Africa, driving after consuming just two beers is illegal.
But, says Caro Smit of the non-profit South Africans against Drunk Driving, this isn’t deterring the nation’s millions of dedicated drunk drivers.
“South Africa unfortunately has a great culture of drinking and driving; they [citizens] seem to think it is their right. There is a culture of being proud of being so drunk or not remembering where you parked your car or how you got home,” she says. SEE MORE >> http://www.voanews.com/content/south-africa-drunk-driving/3305373.html

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