ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THE RESEARCHER GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA FOR A RESEARCH GRANT TO THE AMOUNT OF R3750-00. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

In acknowledging the help I have received in the carrying out of this research I would mention a special indebtedness to my supervisor, Prof P J Potgieter, Head of the Department of Criminal Justice, University of Zululand, for his inspiration, painstaking guidance and wisdom upon which I gladly drew and without which this research could not have been accomplished. The financial assistance I received from the Automobile Association of South Africa towards the cost of this research is hereby acknowledged. Likewise, the Research and Publications Committee, University of Zululand, is also thanked. For making possible the operational part of the research I am grateful to Mr S J Verwey, the Chief Magistrate for the district of Lower Umfolozi, for granting me permission to peruse court records. I am also indebted to the various officials attached to the Empangeni magistrate's court. Without their kind help, this research would not have been a success. I would also like to acknowledge the kindness of Mr