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road safety
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Jakes Gerwel Drive Drama: Shocking Underground Digging Spurs Bridge Closure
03 Dec 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
What started as an investigation focused on the road’s surface soon turned into the discovery of dug out tunnels for the homeless.
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Yet Another Kloof Nek Road Accident As Previous Injured Parties Call For Increased Safety Measures
14 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A tourist bus careened into a MyCiti bus stop before slamming into two parked cars at the bustling intersection of Kloof Nek and Belle Ombre roads in Cape Town on Saturday.
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Cycling Safety Top Of Mind After Cyclist’s Head-On Collision On Chapman’s Peak
21 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
On Monday (19 February), while cycling along Chapman’s Peak Drive, Brent Hubert had an unfortunate crash with an unnamed driver on a superbike.
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Take Note Of The Most Dangerous Roads In South Africa During The December Holidays
22 Nov 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The Road Traffic Management Corporation Festive Season plan for 2023/24 highlighted critical routes that have seen more fatal crashes taking place during the past five-year period.
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Cape Town Drivers Clearly Need A Reminder Of How To Drive In Heavy Rain
21 Jun 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
If you do find yourself needing to commute to work or are mad enough to want to go out, you will definitely have found that the roads are pure chaos in the rain.
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Hectic Aftermath Of KZN 41-Vehicle Crash [Video]
11 Apr 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
The crash involved five trucks, eight minibus taxis, and 22 light motor vehicles.
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In Two Days, A Greyhound Bus Exploded And An Interstate Bus Had A Head-On Collision Killing Several Passengers [Video]
14 Nov 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As we edge closer to the festive season, our roads become nightmarish once more. Although to be fair, that’s pretty much a year-round thing these days.
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Woman Escapes Tshwane Highway Spike Robber In Broad Daylight [Video]
07 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Dashcam footage shows a barefoot woman standing in the middle of the N1 South in Tshwane after her vehicle’s tyres were spiked late on Sunday morning.
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Smuggling Booze? What The Cops Need To Search Your Car
23 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The South African Police Service is out in full force, so it is a good time to discuss your rights if you’re pulled over at a roadblock.
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A Round Of Applause For This Superb Road Safety Ad Featuring Vikings [Video]
09 Jun 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s not easy to convince people that they should adhere to rules put in place for their own safety. Sometimes, you have to call in the Vikings.
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New Zealand Man Has An Interesting Tactic To Get Potholes Fixed [Images]
07 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
A self-professed road safety campaigner from New Zealand became a phallic artist in a campaign to get his local council to fix the area’s potholes.
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How Many Demerit Points Before You Lose Your Driving Licence
07 Oct 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The country’s new demerit system is here, so it’s probably a good idea to take note of what you’ll be up against on the roads.
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No More Breathalyser Tests For Durban Motorists
16 Mar 2020 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
Head of eThekwini Metro Police, Steve Middleton, has announced a temporary ban on breathalyser tests for Durban’s motorists.
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Genius Idea For Cyclists To Avoid Being Knocked Over
21 May 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With cyclists constantly riding in fear of being clipped by a motorist, this woman reckons her safety tip could be a game-changer.
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Introducing The New Breathalyser System Being Rolled Out In Time For Easter
09 Apr 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
The new Evidential Breathalyser Alcohol Test will make it easier to identify drunk drivers, who could then face up to a week in jail pending a bail hearing.
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We Can All Relate To This Truck Driver Who Gets Run Off The Road [Video]
28 Feb 2019 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Spare a thought for this poor truck driver, who reacted in a truly South African way to almost being run off the road.
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Five Ways Traffic Officers Are Using New Tech To Make Western Cape’s Roads Safer
25 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
There was a 6% decrease in overall fatalities this past festive season, and it has a lot to do with the new smart tech that traffic officers are using in the Western Cape.
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SA’s Staggering Road Carnage: This Jaw-Dropping Comparison Will Make You Understand
17 Jan 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It was another deadly festive season on South Africa’s roads, but there’s nothing shocking on that front. Do a little comparison, though, and the scale of the problem becomes clearer.
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Guess What Type Of Company Caused A Scene With Billboards Urging Motorists To Text And Drive?
23 May 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
Sometimes the adverts we remember are those that shock us the most, which is why this latest campaign in Canada is pretty genius.
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Think Self-Driving Cars Are Safer? You Need To Read This
13 Apr 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
Surely removing the human element from driving makes the roads safer, right? Perhaps we might want to look a little deeper before making those assumptions.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Busted By Cops In Australia [Image]
18 Mar 2015 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Arnold Schwarzenegger got into a bit of trouble in Aus – seems he was testing out just how invincible he is, even without his terminator outfit.
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One Person Dies Every Hour On Our Roads
05 Mar 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Pay attention on the road out there guys – the latest statistics on road deaths in South Africa are in and it should give us a good kick up the backside.
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Interactive Map Shows Surprising Number Of Child Deaths On Western Cape Roads
09 Oct 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Very scary stats and numbers have been announced about child pedestrian deaths in the Western Cape. Look after your kids, everyone.
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Frightening: Motorbike Crash GoPro Video Goes Viral [Warning: Distressing Footage]
09 Sep 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s lovely to feel the wind in your hair, and just hear the roar of the bikes engine. And it’s lovely to roll down your car windows and turn the music louder. But, as lovely as this all is, remember to stay aware of your surroundings and happenings…
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South Africa’s Incredible Levels Of Road Deaths vs. Sweden [Infographic]
04 Jul 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Being visible to motorists as a pedestrian is an incredibly important concern missing in South Africa, which has resulted in a high number of road accidents.
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India’s Road Chiefs Using Beatles ‘Abbey Road’ Cover To Warn Against Jaywalking
28 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Probably one of the most famous pictures and album covers of The Beatles has been used to cut down about 20% of road deaths in Calcutta.
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The Ultimate Safe Driving Playlist
14 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South Africa has just come off the back of yet another festive season crippled with road deaths. It seems appropriate then that an experiment has revealed the ultimate safe driving songs playlist.
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Spot Blood Tests To Be Introduced At Roadblocks
16 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The clampdown on drunken driving is in full swing, and the provincial traffic department is currently in negotiations with the police to initiate on-the-spot blood testing at roadblocks. This will provide solid and immediate evidence for prosecution.
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Horror Bus Crash Kills Five Outside Bloem
17 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
An SA Roadlink bus has overturned just outside of Bloemfontein, killing five people and leaving another 25 seriously injured. The bus itself was less than a week old, and had two drivers on board. It was travelling from Cape Town to Johannesburg.
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Cellphone-Using Motorists In Cape Town May Have Mobiles Seized
11 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Many of us are still really, really naughty about making phone calls and texting while driving. This despite the obviously dangerous distraction of cellphone usage behind the wheel. New reports show there has been a spike in the number of cellphone-related road accidents in South Africa recently – surprising, given how vigorously authorities are trying to clamp down on dangerous driving.
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