A Cape Town driver was arrested for travelling more than twice the speed limit on a freeway, the city’s traffic services said on Tuesday. Spokeswoman Merle Lourens said the driver of an Opel Coupe was clocked doing 221km/h in a 100km/h zone along the M5 on Friday evening. He was pulled over by members of [...]
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A visitor to the Arrive Alive website raised the following enquiry: “I want to know, once passing a speed sign do you have to be exactly on that speed limit or do u still have a few meters to reach the correct speed????” Our [...]
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Ever felt that feeling where your stomach sits in your throat as you see a traffic officer waving you to the side of the road? Sometimes it does not have to be you – even if it happens to the vehicle in front of you, you experience that same uncomfortable feeling! Yesterday I received a [...]
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Netcare 911 and the emergency services rushed to the scene of an accident on the N2 south Near Umgababa Ultra City but they did not expect to see such a gruesome sight. A delivery vehicle slammed into the rear of a stationary 14 wheeler truck and trailer totally destroying the front of the delivery vehicle . [...]
Eight motorists were arrested during the weekend along Sandton drive for speeding, while two were arrested for damaging a speed camera’s flashlight, Johannesburg metro police said on Sunday. Spokesman Senior Superintendent Wayne Minnaar said the eight motorists were arrested on Friday night after exceeding the 70km speed limit. [...]
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A 95-year-old Israeli woman in an apparent hurry to get places was pulled over by police while doing 130 kilometres (85 miles) an hour in a 90 kilometre (60 mile) an hour zone, reports said Monday. “The way was clear so I put down the pedal,” the nonagenarian told [...]
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