This subject is like the proverbial bad penny – it keeps turning up, and although it always crops up after another fatal or serious accident, nothing ever gets done to stop this highly dangerous practice!
When accidents happen, the general public ask questions which are difficult to answer and why? – such as –
What Legislation is in place regarding the carrying of children on the back of a bakkie?
When given the answer – none, except that if the children are sitting on the floor the sides and rear door of the body must be 350 mm high and if standing 900 mm high, people are amazed.Regulation 247.
When told that when any person, adults as well as children, are carried in the goods section of a goods vehicle FOR REWARD, it is totally illegal, the response is – how STUPID CAN THE LAW BE! Regulation 250.
It would appear that South African Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Legislators have somewhat got their priorities mixed up. Motor cars are specifically...
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