The government may keep postponing the implementation of the demerit system, but the reality is that motorists are one day going to have to accept this system. Once the demerit system has been implemented, you can expect things to change drastically with traffic law enforcement. First, traffic fine dodgers will have nowhere to hide, and [...]

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Crucial evidence in soccer legend Doctor Khumalo’s drunken driving case has gone missing - and his blood samples may have been tampered with, reports The Sowetan.
Khumalo’s lawyer, Johan Pretorius, told the Roodepoort magistrate’s court on Tuesday that a form that should contain Khumalo’s signature, that of the doctor who examined him and Metro police officer [...]

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The main purpose of the AARTO pilot since July 2008 in the municipality of Tshwane and February 2009 in Johannesburg was to, amongst others, test all the various systems, procedures and processes that are utilized in the daily operations, identify weaknesses and deficiencies with the view to develop and apply remedial measures.
These related to the [...]

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This will become a common sight across the country as more and more road authorities are equipping themselves with the MASS5000 Weigh in Motion System.
Many road authorities across the country are equipping themselves with the MASS5000 Weigh in Motion Systems to do pre-screening of heavy vehicles. Due to the fact that this is a portable [...]

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The Arrive Alive website has received an interesting email titled “AARTO AND YOUR BUSINESS” This was written by Jan du Toit and deals with the impact that AARTO might have on the employer, his employee and his business. We would like to share this along with the response received from the RTMC - having [...]

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Heavy Weight Expo 23 – 26 March 2010
Mikros Systems will be exhibiting the MASS-5000 Portable Low-Speed-Weigh-in-Motion System at the Heavy Weight Expo. You are cordially invited to visit us in hall G stand number 13
Expo Info:
Date : 23-26 March 2010, Venue: Tshwane Events Centre, Times: 10h00 to 18h00
Five half-day workshops will be presented alongside the [...]

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We decided to provide greater clarity on the demerit system and specifically the effect thereof on speeding offences!
There are many hoax emails doing the rounds about AARTO and the demerit system. Some of these claim that the demerit system has started and others that you will lose demerit points if you exceed the limit with [...]

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We have discussed on the Arrive Alive website the dangers of overloading to road safety. But what are the tools in the fight against overloading?
These are pictures of a MASS 5000 trailer systems shipped to Angola. Their roads department use these systems to do overload legislation with. The costs of static weigh bridge installations are [...]

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Many traffic officers on duty in Rolling Enforcement plan
Earlier in December we received an email from a visitor to the Arrive Alive website who raised concern at not seeing enough traffic officers on the road. His complaint was the following:
“I dont know if my comments will make an impact. I drove up to Gauteng [...]

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Nearly 450 people have already died on South Africa’s roads this month while 2,000 drunk drivers have been arrested, according to the department of transport.
According to preliminary reports, 444 deaths (126 drivers, 184 passengers and 130 pedestrians) were recorded on South Africa’s roads as a result of 335 fatal crashes, for the period 1 to [...]

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