It’s funny because it’s so real.
A bus carrying 44 passengers crashed on the Vanrhyns Pass and rolled down the steep embankment late on Monday afternoon.
The roads have become a battleground, where the stormwater drain system’s failures have wreaked havoc, forcing multiple lane closures on the N1 and plunging the city into a week of massive traffic chaos.
Getting to and from the beach areas along the Atlantic Seaboard in the summer is already a bit of a sweltering nightmare, but now a big road closure has added to the obstacle.
When serendipity, luck, good karma and mercury finally working in your favour all collide, you get a moment as amazing as when Ron Nessman become a hero.
My condolences to anybody heading into the city this morning on the N1 this morning.
The changes proposed include asking employers to consider flexible working hours, as well as making roads wider while fixing others.
South African cities have been climbing the ranks for the most congested cities in the world.
Speed camera “capture errors” have been causing motorists to be incorrectly charged with infringements and criminal offences they didn’t commit.
As COVID-19 cases surge in the Western Cape, a number of holiday hotspots are considering harsh restrictions on public gatherings and other activities.
We’re still getting used to the idea of a demerit system on South African roads. Now you can add switching out number plates to the mix.
We haven’t really had to deal with hectic traffic for a while, but let’s face it, it’s only a matter of time before we’re back in that bumper-to-bumper slog.
Google Maps is uncannily good at predicting when you’ll arrive at your destination, and there are a number of reasons for this.
If you feel like the traffic has been exceptionally bad lately, you’re probably right. New stats look at the most congested cities in the country.
We all know that any time spent staring at the backside of the car in front of you is time wasted, but those Capetonians who are forced to commute for work are really racking up the hours.
There’s ‘transporting a mattress strapped to the roof’ kinda risky, and then there’s this viral video, which was filmed in Durban.
Capetonians love to moan about traffic, but do we have it worse than the rest of the country, though?
Just in time for the festive season, the government is putting a few new traffic laws and procedures in place to ensure safer roads.
If you thought traffic in the likes of Cape Town and Jozi was already a disaster, wait until load shedding strikes again.
If the traffic officers in your area look a little odd, it might be because they aren’t actually traffic officers at all.
The Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Bill includes a demerit system that could hold serious implications for South African motorists.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a new bill into law that has some serious repercussions for how driving offences are handled.
What’s even more fun than navigating your way through Cape Town’s traffic mess, which now starts from around 2PM on a Friday? Playing the game, of course.
Google Maps is introducing a cool new feature aimed at helping you drive safer, and avoid traffic fines.
We often hear words like ‘working remotely’ and ‘flexi-hours’ being thrown around. Maybe it’s time you broached the topic with your boss.
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.
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.
Audi has found a way to make every car trip better by ensuring that you sail through a stretch of green traffic lights.
We can finally settle that age-old debate between Joburgers and Capetonians about which city has the worst traffic.
Experiencing and engaging in a stop-and-go is a South African privilege and right, and it appears that there’s a general play-by-play of how one is expected to behave.