Mr Chairman, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes with deep dismay the death of four teenagers in their matric year on their way home from school, when one of two Mini Coopers, that were racing each other, smashed into them in Mdlalose Street, Protea Glen, Soweto and extinguished their lives;
2) expresses its heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and to all at school who knew them and interacted with them; 3) requests the government to take the sternest measures possible against all who take part in drag racing by confiscating their vehicles, revoking their driving licences and imposing jail sentences on them;
4) further requests the government to put measures in place to ensure that all young drivers below the age of 25 are tested on their knowledge of the laws that apply to driving and the implications of causing an accident where death and injury occur; and
5) requests insurance companies to look into the implementation of systems to have drivers declare never to participate in any kind of racing on pain of their insurance being invalidated.
Thank you.
Agreed to.