http://roadsafety.co.za Discussion and Public Interaction Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:55:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en JSE-listed fleet management company DigiCore is set to launch a personal tracking unit in time for the Fifa Soccer World Cup. However, DigiCore is still feeling the effects of the global recession, which led to lower sales volumes and a change in the mix of items sold to lower margin units. ... http://roadsafety.co.za/2010/03/09/fleet-management-company-digicore-delivers-despite-economic-downturn/ A fourth cyclist died in hospital after a bakkie drove into a group of cyclists near Oudtshoorn on Monday, a spokesperson said. Xenophone Wentzel, spokesperson for the Western Cape provincial traffic department said the fourth victim died in hospital on Monday afternoon. "Provincial traffic officers informed me about the death just after ... http://roadsafety.co.za/2010/03/08/four-killed-as-they-practice-for-argus/ [caption id="attachment_4500" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Hail Damage"][/caption] Melbourne was bracing itself on Sunday for further storms after a mini-cyclone ripped through Australia's second largest city, bringing with it hail stones the size of tennis balls. The storm dumped heavy rain across the southern state of Victoria, and smashed into the regional capital with ... http://roadsafety.co.za/2010/03/08/australian-car-owners-suffer-hail-damage/ Five people were killed in a collision between a truck and a car in the Free State, paramedics said on Sunday. Details were unclear of how the 18-wheeler truck collided with the car on the R70 between Senekal and Ventersburg late on Saturday night, said ER24 spokesperson Werner Vermaak. Paramedics arrived on ... http://roadsafety.co.za/2010/03/07/car-ripped-apart-in-crash-5-die/ At least one man was killed and four others were injured in a collision on the R28/N14 Pinehaven Interchange this evening. Bystanders on the scene explained to paramedics that approximately 23:00 a truck traveling down the hill from Krugersdorp smashed into vehicles at the intersection. It is understood that the truck tried ... http://roadsafety.co.za/2010/03/06/one-killed-several-injured-in-truck-accident/ 85 Children were injured and two others were killed in a horror accident on Church Street extension in Limpopo this morning. It is understood that a truck collided with a bus and a taxi carrying 85 school children at the time. A VW Caddy and an Opel Corsa was also involved ... http://roadsafety.co.za/2010/03/05/horror-limpopo-accident-leaves-85-injured-2-children-killed/ A man is lucky to be alive after he collided into the side of a heavy goods vehicle tonight just after 20:00 on the R25 near the Witkoppies off ramp. It is purported that the heavy goods truck came out of a side road and crossed the R25 in front ... http://roadsafety.co.za/2010/03/05/driver-lucky-to-survive-side-impact-accident-on-r25/ The Arrive Alive website received an email from a concerned citizen and would like to share this message with our readers: “I own a Honda Jazz (2006) that is affected by the recall to check and if necessary replace the window power switch that is believed to have malfunctioned and caused ... http://roadsafety.co.za/2010/03/04/do-not-neglect-to-have-your-vehicle-checked-for-deficiencies/ We have all driven with good and bad drivers. Sometimes we just feel safer in the company of a good driver driving at high speed than with a poor driver driving at lower speeds. Driving experience is definitely an important requirement to be regarded as a safe driver. The personality traits ... http://roadsafety.co.za/2010/03/04/does-your-birthday-reveal-whether-you-are-a-road-safety-risk/ Nine people are in a serious condition while another nine have sustained minor to moderate injuries after a head on collision this afternoon on the N3 Pietermaritzburg bound just after the Hammersdale on ramp. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene to find two bakkie’s in the north bound of the freeway ... http://roadsafety.co.za/2010/03/01/eighteen-injured-after-head-on-collision/