Know the Law? No person may light or ignite fireworks in any place where animals are present (R 1 000 fine). This includes domestic homes. No person may allow any minor (child) under his or her control to “use, light or ignite” fireworks (R 1 500 fine). No exceptions to this rule. No person may [...]
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We have given some attention to the dangers of animals crossing our roads – and the need for road users to be alert to these dangers. We seldom consider why these animals might be crossing the road and pay most of our attention to farmers having to repair fences and keep their gates closed. A [...]
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Working for the emergency medical services, one always seems to see and treat human related injury and illness. More and more we note that animals are directly involved in some of these incidents that lead to our medical treatment being necessary. As human beings, and as part of our nature, most of us cannot help [...]
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A good friend of mine, Gerhard Steenkamp from Superimage Media, is a sports photographer with an eye for the perfect moment to capture. Knowing that I am committed to road safety he sent me a fascinating photo of a near cycling accident which appeared in the Belgium newspaper “Heel Laatste Nieuws”. I have decided to [...]
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Regulation 313. Animal on public road (1) Subject to the provisions of subregulation (2), no person shall leave or allow any bovine animal, horse, ass, mule, sheep, goat, pig or ostrich to be on any section of a public road where that section is fenced [...]
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Click on the image to view the video On the Arrive Alive website we have added many pages of content on safe driving. One of these aspects is the need to avoid distractions while driving. In South Africa a rather unique distraction is the roadside distraction posed by animals. A visitor to the Arrive Alive [...]
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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 [...]
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Port Elizabeth – A bread delivery man carted a bull on his bakkie for 15 kilometres through the roads of the Eastern Cape after colliding with the animal and sending it somersaulting through the air onto the roof-rack. The collision took place on Tuesday in a rural area outside [...]
Earlier this year the Arrive Alive website received a request for assistance from a driver who crashed into a kudu. I would like to quote from this email: “On 15 June 2008 I was travelling on N9 between Middleburg and Graaff-Reinet. It was in the evening and I [...]
