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We tell you how to avoid road rage and hi-jacking and how to keep your family safe on the roads.
Keep your children buckled up in car seats and save their lives.
Road crashes taking a toll on healthcare system
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The figures being shown of what it costs to deal with road accidents is quite frankly, mind-blowing. It's imperative that as a country, we all do our bit for safer roads
Choosing the right car seat for your child
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- By Sasha Wyatt-Minter
Our children are our most precious possessions and car seat safety comes first when transporting them in the car. That is why making sure that they are safely secured in the best car seat for their size is one of a parent’s most important duties.
Keeping road rage at bay
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- By Sasha Wyatt-Minter
Aggressive driving is on the increase among both sexes. It’s a jungle out there and we have to negotiate our way through it, usually in the shortest possible time. Child seat belt safety - you can save precious lives
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- By Sasha Wyatt-Minter
Forcing your child to wear a seat belt or making sure they are buckled up in the correct child safety seat is one of the most important ways to show your child that their life is precious and that you love them.
Driving with your lights on in daytime - a road safey must
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- By Sasha Wyatt-Minter
Motorists who drive with their headlamps on the dipped beam during the day, are helping to save lives and make South African roads a safer place for all.
Hi-jacking - don't be an easy target
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- By Heléne Griffiths
In hi-jack situations, women drivers are vulnerable and ‘easy’ targets, often due to our own negligence and thoughtlessness. Here are a few security measures women drivers can use to obviate some of the dangers:
How to avoid looking like a dumb blonde in a car crisis
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Motoring journalist Heléne Griffiths shares some humorous stories that illustrate what you should never do in car breakdown situations.
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- By Heléne Griffiths
Safe travel tips for that holiday road trip
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Whether it's a trip to the mountains, the bush or a visit to the relatives, if you’re going by car, make sure that your vehicle is in good shape and you’ll be doing your bit for road safety.
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- By Sasha Wyatt-Minter
Wet Weather Travel Safe Tips
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- By Automobile Association
It’s rainy season in the Cape and with that comes slick road surfaces, reduced grip and reduced visibility. Here are some helpful hints from the AA, to keep you safe this rainy season.
Driving defensively to make the roads safer for all
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- By Sasha Wyatt-Minter
The aim of driving defensively is to reduce the risk of accidents by anticipating dangerous situations, despite adverse conditions or the mistakes of others. Follow these defensive driving strategies to make the road a safer place for all.
New driving points system hits the road
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Details of South Africa 's tough new measures to remove dangerous drivers from the road by suspending or revoking their licences have been revealed.
How the new driving points system will work
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- By Sasha Wyatt-Minter
The points system, in terms of which motorists are accorded points when they commit traffic offences, and lose the points when there have been no offences for some time, will be implemented next year.
RMI reiterates call for regular roadworthy tests
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- By Sasha Wyatt-Minter
After disclosure of statistics that up to 80% of vehicles in daily use in South Africa were not roadworthy, the Retail Motor Industry wants compulsory testing of vehicles at regular intervals.
Don’t become a statistic this Festive Season
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- By Automobile Association
With the ever-growing number of road traffic accidents and related deaths on South African roads, it is clear that road safety should be a national priority.
When are you vulnerable in your car?
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- By Automobile Association
South African motorists are constantly vulnerable to a host of challenges when venturing out onto our roads.
