The Arrive Alive website received information from AutoZone on the best way to change a flat tyre effectively and safely:
1. Ensure your vehicle is on a level surface, out of the way of other traffic on the roads. Pull up the handbrake so that the car will not move.
2. Remove the spare wheel, wheel spanner and jack [...]
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The Arrive Alive website received an email earlier today from a road user expressing concern with the condition of some of our roads. We would like to share this:
“For the past three years I have been travelling to Vryheid over the December Holidays and always use the R50 Delmas, Leandra, Standerton road. For the third [...]
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Bridgestone has reminded holidaymakers that observation of the road surface when driving is the most effective way to reduce road damage to tyres. Romano Daniels, Bridgestone South Africa’s General Manager of Group Communications and Marketing, said that South Africa’s roads present some unique challenges.
“We know that there is a backlog in South African road maintenance [...]
A regular visitor to the Arrive Alive website provided the above fascinating images!
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Guide to safety and driving on safari / driving in the nature reserve
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Did you know that worn shock absorbers can increase your stopping distance by as much as 20%? This can be the difference between life and death…
On the Arrive Alive road safety website we have been assisted by Tenneco Automotive SA, manufacturers of Monroe and Rancho shock absorbers, in making available information on shock absorbers and [...]
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Over-inflating your car’s tyres will cost you money and could affect your safety on the road, according to SA tyre maker Bridgestone. Romano Daniels, General Manager of Group Communications and Marketing, explained that tyres are designed to function best when correctly inflated.
“If tyres are pumped too hard, they start to bulge in the centre of [...]
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A visitor to the Arrive Alive website send an email earlier today titled “The Wheels of Life”. The past weekend I worked on a new section of content for the Arrive Alive website titled “Run Flat Tyre Technology and Road Safety”.
Tyre manufacturers are constantly improving tyres and spending much time and money on making them [...]
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Two police officers and a worker escaped with minor injuries after a unroadworthy vehicle crashed into them in Ridge road Durban this morning. It is alledged that a bakkie that came down midwood road failed to stop at the intersection of Ridge road and collided with a police vehicle and a 4×4 bakkie.
Paramedics from Netcare [...]
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Inaccurate tyre gauges could be costing you money and risking your safety. This is the message from Romano Daniels, Bridgestone South Africa’s General Manager of Group Communications and Marketing.
“Inflating your tyres to the correct pressures ensures you get the best lifespan and safety out of your tyres,” said Daniels. “If your tyres are over-inflated, they [...]
Romano Daniels, Bridgestone General Manager Marketing and Communications, said that tyre under-inflation was one of the most serious risk factors for crashes. “An under-inflated tyre runs at higher temperatures than it is designed for,” he explained. “The excess heat and friction can cause the tyre to disintegrate, leading to a blowout.”
Daniels said that under-inflated tyres [...]
