We wish to invite you to register for our Annual Road Transport Legislation Workshop. This year we will, as always, address the legislation on road traffic and transport that have been amended during the past year. Due to numerous requests for an electronic version of our National Road Traffic Act Compilation and other course documents [...]
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National Road Traffic Act Regulations Prohibition on use of communication device while driving 308A. (1) No person shall drive a vehicle on a public road– while holding a cellular or mobile telephone or any other communication device in one or both hands or with any other part of the body; while using or operating a [...]
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Question: Can you please advise if cyclists are permitted to ride on a freeway or a national road and if you could advise me of therelevant legislation? Answer: No they are not allowed on a freeway. Reg 323 prohibits it. Special provisions relating to freeways Reg 323.(1) No person shall operate on a freeway— (a) [...]
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We would like to share an email that the Arrive Alive website has received from a disgruntled road user: “I was on my way to Woodmead shopping centre on Saturday 26 March around 11:43. At the intersection of North Way and Old Pretoria Road we experienced some lawlessness and thoroughly offensive behavior. The Toyota in [...]
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A regular visitor to the Arrive Alive website emailed a video clip of an actual police pursuit which is definately worth sharing! We would like to urge all road users to abide by the law and respect our traffic officials this Festive Season!! View video with sound on!!
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Earlier today a regular visitor to the Arrive Alive website emailed this photo revealing how someone loaded a 12m ladder in a Renault Clio in Pretoria!! We referrred this to one of our experts and asked what the law might have to say about this!! Answer: The FAILS as far as I can see… 1. [...]
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What does the Rules of the Road stipulate with regards to diplomats and their driving? A visitor to the Arrive Alive website sent an email with a photo attached of a diplomatic car stopping at a disabled parking zone -and the driver and occupants enjoying a nice lunch in front of the vehicle. It is [...]
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The Arrive Alive website received the following request for assistance: Question Could you please clarify the following issue for me: I understand that motorcycles are allowed to drive in between lanes on a highway where there is more than one lane in one direction. When are they allowed to do so? Only when the surrounding [...]
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The Arrive Alive website received this request to clarify a traffic sign that a foreign visitor has come across. “The picture of the sign was taken on the road between Knysna and Cape Town going up a long hill. We “assumed” that it meant that there was a minimum speed of 80kph in the inner [...]
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The Arrive Alive Website received this interesting request pertaining to the Rules of the Road: “I hope you can help, I have been searching the web without success. Regarding an uncontrolled intersection in a residential municipal area, that is an intersection with no stop, yield or other traffic sign, is there any rule for drivers? [...]
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