We would like to share an email received by the Arrive Alive road safety website: “I am writing to you from the Orion Organisation, a therapeutic and training centre for children and adults with mental physical and intellectual disabilities. The organisation is based in Atlantis, approximately 50km from Cape, Western Cape. Orion is a registered [...]
AutoZone, South Africa’s largest privately owned automotive parts retailer, has launched it’s Auto Electrical accessories catalogue online. The catalogue features major vehicle auto electrical components ranging from automotive cables, distributors, globes, battery terminals and switches to lighting and safety products. The catalogue contains over 1000 parts and accessories including major brands such as AUTO-LEK and [...]
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Warn, well known for their quality winches and 4X4 accessories manufactured in the US, have launched a new website aimed at educating and informing users about the use of winches and off-road safety. The website includes a listing of Warn products, 4×4 events, educational “How To” videos, user downloads and the latest Warn news as [...]
Be Safe This Holiday Season – The Safe Road to Santa’s Workshop Infographic Via: Road Traffic Signs The Arrive Alive website received an interesting infographic on the travels of Santa this holiday season. Even though this is from an American pesrepective, it dies make for interesting reading and alerts us to all the dangers on [...]
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In a two-day event on the 3-4 March 2012 that will incorporate an expo and camping, an attempt will be made at the Guinness World Record for the most Land Rovers in a convoy. The current record is 348 vehicles. Gabriel shock absorbers, the premier brand of the Control Instruments-Automotive group, is the first company [...]
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A major road safety promotion will be held on the N2 near Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape on Friday 16 December 2011 by PG Glass, the S. A. Police Services (SAPS), the Eastern Cape Department of Transport (DOT), Netcare 911, the Grahamstown Emergency Medical & Rescue Services (EMRS) and the Makana Fire Services. The SAPS-DOT [...]
“Daily families are left with a permanent reminder of an accident that changed their lives forever.” Are we going to change this statement? Roughly 150 people killed in road crashes during the first 10 days of December 2011. How many will be enough? When are we going to say enough is enough? Minister Ndebele easily [...]
A while ago, while driving from the I -Pledge launch in Johannesburg I considered how we could improve traffic enforcement in an attempt to enhance road safety. The acting CEO of the RTMC mentioned that the Hawks will be used to root our corruption in the traffic enforcement sector – and I thought to myself [...]
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A windscreen is either fitted right or wrong – there is no path down the middle! As we head towards the December Holidays it is important to check that your windscreen is correctly fitted and that it is the genuine Shatterprufe windscreen. We would like to share the above informative clip from Springbok legends and [...]
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Are you aware of the importance of your windscreen to insuring your safety this holiday? The Experts refer to aspects such as structural integrity of the windscreen – but what does this mean? Why do you need a Shatterprufe windscreen? Six Shatterprufe® facts that could save your life 1. Shatterprufe® enables the airbag system to function effectively [...]
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