During April, IMPERIAL I-Pledge and the N3 Toll Concession (N3TC) once again joined forces in a partnership which added five branded vehicles – provided by Europcar, a division of IMPERIAL – to support N3TC’s existing fleet of 11 route patrol vehicles with additional route surveillance, roadside assistance and law enforcement support from 3 April to1 [...]
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It’s the start of the Easter Weekend and many motorists will be on the road making their way to their holiday destinations all around South Africa. Before you start your journey with your family, take a few minutes to do a simple walk around inspection and then an engine inspection. With the walk around inspection, [...]
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The 12th Global Level Crossing Symposium will take place in London, in October 2012. The call for papers addressing a variety of topics which are listed below has now gone out and can be seen on the web site. Purpose of GLX The GLXS is held every two years. The event provides an opportunity for [...]
We claim to be Proudly South African, but when many of us climb behind the steering wheel it is all about “I” and “Me” and we don’t mind obstructing or even endangering others on the road? The Arrive Alive website received an email from a road user which we would like to share: “Hi there, [...]
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We would like to share the contents of an email sent to the Arrive Alive website requesting assistance in Lenasia. This was also forwarded to the road authorities in Gauteng for a response and action: “WE need YOUR help to make Lenasia’s roads safer. Recently a young child lost his life on our roads. We, [...]
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Many accidents are caused by driver fatigue and driving while tired late at night and in the early hours of the morning. But why is driving while fatigued so dangerous and what is the exact effect that fatigue has on the driving behaviour of a fatigued driver? We would like to quote some information from the [...]
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The biggest single contribution to road fatalities in South Africa are collisions with pedestrians and resulting pedestrian fatalities. We need to do our utmost to be safe as pedestrians - whilst drivers also need to be alert to pedestrians at the side of the road. We would like to share some advice and suggestions about [...]
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[Bloemfontein 03 December 2011 05:00] A bakkie was completely ripped open after the driver of the vehicle crashed into the back of a stationary bakkie carrying workers which was standing at the robots at the corners or Nelson Mandela Drive and Jac van Rhyn Road in Bloemfontein. The driver of the vehicle, a 28 year [...]
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[Springs 13 September 2011 10:00] A man in his 40′s has been killed at the corners of Greta and Ermelo Streets in Springs. The incident details are at this stage not clear, but the motorbike collided into a white sedan with such force, both vehicles were extensively damaged. The front of the car was ripped [...]
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Thumbs Up for Thumbs Down!! The generation we live in is being defined by the evolution of technology. Everything we do these days is dramatically different to the same activity performed a mere decade ago as we constantly strive to make everything faster and more efficient. Thus, the evolution of technology is being accelerated by [...]
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