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 or centre [...]
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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?
I understand that [...]
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The Arrive Alive Website received the following request for assistance:
“I hope you will be able to assist, a friend of mine failed her drivers test because she stopped over the broken line at a pedestrian crossing but before the actual pedestrian crossing..Can they do this, as far as i know you are allowed to stop [...]
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We would like to share the comments from Steve - a concerned motorist - and provide some info on traffic circles and driving in South Africa:
Message:
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The whole idea of roundabouts and traffic circles is to obtain a safer intersection than any other,whilst allowing traffic to flow. Often it will be unnecessary to stop at a [...]
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Apia - Samoans went to church on Sunday to pray that an impending switch to driving on the left will not spark a surge in deaths and injuries on their roads.
The Pacific Island nation of around 180 000 on Monday will be the first country in the world to change driving sides since the 1970s.
Bitter [...]
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The Arrive Alive website received this interesting request for assistance:
Question:
“Hi, I am frequently confronted by the following situation. Driving in the left lane I wish to turn left into a roadway with 2 lanes (same direction). Vehicles approaching me from the opposit direction cut across my path as if the outer lane of the road [...]
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The Arrive Alive website received this request for information earlier today:
“Thank you for a wonderful website. It really makes it easier to access much information about tips and rules regarding safety on the road.
I just need ask/find out:
1. Is it illegal for passengers in a vehicle to consume alcohol while the car is in motion [...]
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One of my friends on Twitter raised the question whether it is legal to drive in the Yellow lane on South African roads. We gained the answer from our road safety experts:
Regulation 298A
Prohibition on driving on shoulder of public road, except in certain circumstances
1. Subject to sub regulation (2) and regulation 298 (1) (e), no [...]
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NATIONAL ROAD TRAFFIC ACT NO. 93 OF 1996
Rules and Regulations
No.R.225 - 17 March 2000
198. General requirements for direction indicators
(6) (a) The driver of a motor vehicle fitted with a separate switch to operate all the direction indicators simultaneously, shall put into operation simultaneously all the direction indicators fitted to such vehicle, when the vehicle is—
(i) [...]
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Effective and visible traffic enforcement is perhaps the single most important requirement for road safety in South Africa. This is something that I know the Road Traffic Management Corporation is striving to achieve. We will always read in the media about corruption and people claiming to have “evaded” justice by paying a bribe. We will [...]
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