[PIETERMARITZBURG – 10 APRIL 2012 AT 16H30] A motor cyclist believed to be seventeen is in a serious condition after he was knocked down by a bakkie at the corners of Victoria and Chapel Street in the Pietermaritzburg CBD this afternoon. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found the motor bike still in the [...]
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[Potchefstroom 19 December 2011 09:00] Paramedics came across a motorbike accident at the corners of Govan Mbeki Drive and Chris Hani Street this morning shortly after the impact between a motorcyclist and a white Nissan Sentra had occurred. The damage to the car had been severe, and the bike lay shattered next to the vehicle. [...]
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SENEKAL 4 December 2011, 08:00 2 motorcyclist sustained injuries after colliding with each other on the Stoompomp off ramp in Senekal. The cause of the collision is unknown, but the motorbikes had allegedly collided into one another causing the riders to lose control and fall to the road. 1 of the motorcyclist was found walking [...]
A man was seriously injured in a motorbike accident on the N12 about 600 meters after the Voortrekker road off -ramp in Alberton at 11h05 this morning. It is purported that the biker was on route to Edenvale and as he passed a vehicle he lost control and fell. The bike and rider slid several [...]
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I was browsing on Facebook and came across some photos taken at Kyalami race track recently. I have a few biker friends who are passionate about biking - not only riding themselves – but also training young bikers how to ride safely! Driving in Johannesburg last week I was reminded of the dangers to both motorists [...]
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An email has been doing the rounds for the past 2 years with horrific photos of a motorcycle accident. Many of these try to focus the attention on helmet safety by ending with the words “He Lived”. This unfortunately is not the truth and we can confirm that the motorcyclist Brandon Lee White died in [...]
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This morning at around 08h00 Netcare 911 rushed to the scene of an accident on the Esplanade opposite the Yacht Mall. When paramedics arrived they found that a motorbike and a truck had collided. The motorcyclist sustained critical injuries and after paramedics stabilised the patient he was transported to a local Durban hospital for further treatment. Chris [...]
The Arrive Alive website received the following interesting enquiry: “Please could someone assist me, I need to know are there rules for a biker to wear the correct gear and if not are there consequences or maybe a fine?” We referred this to the Road Safety Experts and promptly received a response: “The only reference [...]
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Cape Town – A motorcyclist died when he was hit by a taxi in Bellville, Cape Town, on Friday morning, said paramedics. ER24 spokesperson Tristan Wadeley said the motorcyclist, thought to be in his late 20s, was dead by the time emergency workers arrived on the scene. While the [...]
Earlier this morning the Arrive Alive website received a request for motorbike accident statistics: “ I am studying at AAA school of advertising in Cape Town and I am currently working on a PSA for Think Bike. I am desperately seeking some statistics for my PSA and cannot find them [...]
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