Safety Awareness Project during Intervarsity between NWU Potchefstoom Campus and Free State University on 12 August 2011 AIM The aim of the project was to make students aware of the fact that they should act as responsible road users and to arrive safely at their destination. Alcohol abuse during Intervarsity is a serious problem among [...]
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BRYANSTON – Two-thirds of South Africans polled in Synovate’s latest survey believe that increasing the legal drinking age to 21 will be effective in decreasing both underage drinking and alcohol abuse. Synovate conducted the survey in response to the proposal by Social Development Minister, Bathabile Dlamini in March 2011. Alcohol ranks third in the country’s [...]
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Ryan Dunn, a co-star of the hit Jackass movies, had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit when his speeding Porsche careened off a highway, killing him and a passenger, police said on Wednesday. The sports car was travelling at speeds of up to 225km/h when the crash occurred on Monday in West [...]
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A Durban man has been cleared of drunken driving after his lawyer challenged the law regarding the use of the Draeger breathalyser device, the Sunday Times reported. The Durban Magistrate’s Court found hotel manager Aveer Inderjith, 22, not guilty after the State failed to “produce any evidence regarding the instruments used”, according to court documents [...]
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Dräger breath-testing equipment was marketed worldwide and modified to suit the needs of individual countries, the Western Cape High Court heard on Tuesday. No country in the entire world had ever rejected the equipment as unreliable, Dräger expert Jurgen Sohege said. Sohege was the first of a number of experts called to the witness stand [...]
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The simple act of blowing into a breathalyser will improve safety for the lives of many South Africans. Within the work environment and out on the roads, blowing into your own breathalyser or that of the company will reduce the risk of alcohol related accidents occurring. According to WHO’s report for 2010, 4% of deaths [...]
The partnership between Safely Home campaign run by the Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works and South African Breweries (SAB) to eradicate drunk driving has resulted in the launch of the second Safely Home Anti Drunk Driving Operations War-Room (SHADOW) for the province. The centre was officially launched today in George by Minister [...]
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Paramedics have seen that Drunk Driving is probably one of the biggest threats we have on our South African roads and yet it still feels that we cannot seem to eliminate it. Research revealed that approximately half of the people that die on our roads had a blood alcohol level above 0.05 g/100ml. Then emergency [...]
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These crosses were being displayed around town in Pietermaritzburg, KZN for the whole week following WDOR. 4 Cross/Poster Displays were done outside. 1. All Saints Church, in Montrose. 2. Church of Ascension – Hilton 3. Makro – Camps Drift 4. Alexander Road – Pelham 5. Alan Paton Road – Scottsville 6. Main Road – Hilton [...]
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A fourth KwaZulu-Natal alcohol evidence centre was unveiled in Durban on Wednesday to curb drunk driving in the province. “Drunk driving remains one of the biggest killers in South Africa and this centre is an important step in our mission to reduce the number of fatalities on KwaZulu-Natal’s roads,” said provincial MEC for transport, Willies [...]
