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.
The new demerit system for driving offences in South Africa will be rolled out in phases starting from July 1.
While our road rules are pretty clear for the most part, you might still have some dangerous assumptions about what you can and cannot do.
Forget what you might have heard, or what that guy in the bar told you, it’s time for all of us to get our heads around AARTO – the new road traffic offences system that is going to be rolled out nationwide at some point in the future. Don’t let government’s lack of co-ordination catch you unawares when the time comes!
South Africa’s Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has released preliminary road fatality figures for the 2011/2012 festive season until 10th January, and it looks a little better, but not much.