We would like to share information on National Road Traffic Regulations that have been amended. The amendment is in Government Gazette 33796, Notice number 1113 published on 25 November 2010. Several of these amanedments will come into effect on the 1st of February 2011: Offences added to section 35 on automatic suspension of driving licences [...]
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On the Arrive Alive website we have a rather comprehensive section on “Trauma Counseling and Road Safety”. This was inspired by an accident report a few years ago having witnessed a photo of school children after a bus accident. I believe that we do not always recognize the importance of trauma counseling – and would [...]
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We would like to share an interesting question received pertaining to AARTO and the penalties for non wearing of seatbelts. Question: “According to the Motoring Press the illegality of drivers and passengers not wearing seat belts does not appear in the proposed rules. Is there anything that can be done to rectify this ommission? My [...]
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Nineteen commuters have been injured after two taxis collided into each other on Old Richmond Road near Kwa Dengezi just out Pinetown this morning. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found one of the taxis lying on its side in the road while the second taxi was just a few meters behind it off [...]
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A young woman has been killed after colliding with a truck on the N3 at the Heidelburg road off ramp. It is believed that the woman was driving onto Heidelburg road from the N3 in the direction of Alberton off ramp, when the truck collided into the passenger side door. The vehicle them spun around [...]
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A few fortunate road users will enjoy increased safety on the roads after winning shock absorbers from Gabriel!! The winners of the Gabriel /Imperial Autoworld competition to win a set of fitted Gabriel shock absorbers are: 1. Mr Majane Matlala of Dawn park – Gauteng 2. Mr Charles Theron of George – Western Cape 3. [...]
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Many accident victims are taken to hospitals unaware of their rights – and too often not aware that they have responsibilities as well! We would like to share some of these rights and responsibilities: Patient Rights and Responsibilities The following list of patient rights is not intended to be all inclusive. Every patient has the [...]
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ER24 paramedics have had their hands full after a spate of accidents that had left over forty five people injured. In the first accident, two people were serious injured and a third sustained minor to moderate injuries after two vehicles collided on Kassier Road in Hillcrest. Emergency personnel arrived on the scene and found the [...]
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A man has been killed and a woman seriously injured after a Nissan Bakkie collided into the side of a Toyota Corolla on the New Greytown Road near the D173 road in Pietermaritzburg. It is not clear as to how the accident happened, but it seems that the roads are wet following rain in the [...]
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The KwaZulu-Natal Transport department will conduct a full-scale investigation into a bus company after an accident at Ingwavuma, which claimed the life of a passenger and injured 12 others. One of the company’s buses overturned in Jozini. Last week, the department suspended 20 unroadworthy buses belonging to the Mkhuze Bus Company. One of its buses [...]
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