JOHANNESBURG - Traffic volumes have increased on major routes as holidaymakers travel across the country.
Thousands of commuters streamed through Grasmere Plaza on the N1 for Good Friday.
Along the N1 highway, commuters said increased police visibility has been a comfort on the roads.
JMPD's Xolani Fihla said they have a zero tolerance when it comes to drunken driving.
"Last night we had over 10 arrests for drunken driving and this morning one motorist was arrested in the Johannesburg inner city and it's still early in the morning people deciding to drink or you might not know maybe lala vuka or its effects from last night but we don't know but it's still a serious offence.
"But what is also serious and something that the minister has highlighted is a number of pedestrians who are dying on our roads and I can report that yesterday morning there was a pedestrian who was hit unfortunately by a Reyavaya bus in the Wynburg Sandton area so we'll be looking out for that and ensuring that they are safe as well," Fihla said.