13/07/2023
AARTO is back!
The Constitutional Court has declared the AARTO Act (Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences) and the Amendment Acts constitutional and valid.
This decision overturns the ruling made by the Pretoria High Court on the 13th of January 2022 in the challenge brought by OUTA (Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse).
Even though AARTO is apparently intended to create a better driving culture in South Africa, it will not have the intended effect as no legislation can reduce the occurrence of drunk or negligent driving for example, without police visibility and proper law enforcement.