Yes! – we most definitely have to be alert to pedestrians on “zebra crossings” – and failure to do so would amount to gross negligence! This is however not the only zebra requiring our attention. One of the funny road signs received yesterday is that of a warning about a zebra biting…!
But what are the [...]
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Every now and then the Arrive Alive website will receive via email a photo of a funny incident or a rather fascinating road sign. Yesterday afternoon we received a photo of a road traffic sign from a friend at the RTMC. This sign can be found in the Lydenburg area - and I have often [...]
Five traffic officers were each sentenced in the Butterworth Magistrate’s Court on Thursday to three years in jail for corruption, SABC news reported.
The five were caught taking bribes from speeding motorists at Kei Cuttings in the Eastern Cape in 2003.
State advocate Mthunzi Mhaga called for a stiffer sentence, but later asked magistrate Deon Rossouw to [...]
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I will admit to being a sports fanatic! This is for me exciting times – having enjoyed the international cricket matches against Australia, then move on to Super14 rugby and IPLT20 cricket and now to enjoy the British and Irish Lions Tour! Then there is still the Confederations Cup and next year the FIFA 2010 [...]
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Netcare 911 rushed to the scene of an accident on the N2 South near the airport. On arrival they found that a bakkie overturned and landed in some marsh land on its roof. The two occupants of the vehicle was extremely fortunate as the vehicle landed upside down in about 8 inches of water.
The one occupant managed [...]
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I have come across an interesting story about Australian cricketers who promoted road safety awareness! The Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) sponsored Blues [cricket team] have visited a 170 high schools across the state since the On the Road program started in 2003.
The program uses bowling and a speed gun to show students that when [...]
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Many of us pass our learners’ license after much studying, and then forget most of the finer detail about traffic signs, parking distances from objects etc. I was recently quite shocked at how much I have forgotten when I paged through the Pass your learners’ book!
Earlier this week the Arrive Alive website received the following [...]
This morning at around 07h00 Netcare 911 and the emergency services rushed to the intersection of Garfield and Church streets where 2 taxi’s and a truck collided injuring a total of 17 patients. The driver of the one taxi was in a critical condition and trapped in the vehicle.
Paramedics and fireman had to use the [...]
As we witness an increased focus on South Africa as sporting destination, we also find more questions raised about the safety of visitors and especially sports spectators. The recent IPLT20 cricket tournament has strengthened the belief and confidence that South Africa does not only offer good weather and sports facilities, but also safety for our [...]
If you were around in 1919 you might have come across the following poster…….
… I mean, seriously, would you quit drinking???
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