Actions For The Drowsy Driver
Introduction We can do much research on driver tiredness and provide lots of statistical data to confirm the dangers of driver tiredness. We can also share many road crash photos of head-on and...
View ArticleDriver Fatigue And Road Safety
Driver Fatigue is a Threat to All Road Users Almost everyone knows that driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or other drugs is a deadly combination. However, few people seem to...
View ArticleSouth African Law on Wearing of Seatbelts
The South African Law on Seatbelts can be found in Regulation 213 of the National Road Traffic Act. The Act stipulates as follows: Seatbelts Reg 213. (1) For the purpose of this regulation—...
View ArticleYour Biological Clock and Driver Tiredness
What's Your Biological Time? Your biological clock tells you when it's lunch time, gives you pep at certain times of day, and affects your body temperature. Most people's clocks run on a daily rhythm...
View ArticleScholar Patrol Manual
Introduction Pedestrian fatalities in South Africa amount to approximately 35-40% of the fatalities from road crashes. It is of the utmost importance that road safety initiatives also focus on the...
View ArticleScholar Patrol and Road Safety
Scholar Patrol and Road Safety Background Info to Scholar Patrol / School Patrol Scholar Patrol is an important part of road safety education and essential to enhancing the safety of our scholars at...
View ArticleRoad Safety Tips 24/7
#contentcontainer ul { line-height: 1.5; } The Arrive Alive Road Safety website would like to share Road Safety Suggestions not only for the Festive Season and Easter - but for every day and all hours...
View ArticleEnforcement of Driver Alertness
Enforcement of Driver Alertness / Combating Driver Tiredness Driver tiredness on the long stretches of open roads in South Africa is a major contributor to road crashes. It is however not something...
View ArticleElectronic Stability Program and Road Safety
From a bold idea to a Europe-wide requirement: ESP® reaches 20 years of saving lives Stuttgart. A guardian angel is celebrating a milestone anniversary: in March 1995, Mercedes-Benz introduced the...
View ArticleFacts About Drowsy Driving Internationally
According to the National Sleep Foundation’s 2005 Sleep in America poll, 60% of adult drivers – about 168 million people – say they have driven a vehicle while feeling drowsy in the past year, and...
View ArticleSafety with settlement funds after road crashes
Road crash data reveals that thousands of people are killed or injured on South African roads from car accidents ever year. Approximately 14,000 people die entirely avoidable deaths on South Africa’s...
View ArticleRoad Accident Fund and Road Safety in SA
1. What is the Background of the Road Accident Fund? The Road Accident Fund (RAF) is a juristic person established by an Act of Parliament, namely the Road Accident Fund Act, 1996 (Act No. 56 of 1996)...
View ArticleWheel Balance, Wheel Alignment and Safe Driving
Introduction to wheel balancing and wheel alignment Road Safety authorities have given much attention to vehicle maintenance and aspects such as tyre safety. Vehicle factors are contributing factors...
View ArticleEscape and Safety from Vehicle Fire
Introduction and Overview Tens of thousands of lives have been lost globally in the last few decades due to car entrapment deaths. In this section we will analyze the threat of vehicle fires and...
View ArticleSafety with Electricity and Preventing Electrocution & Fire
Safety with electricity at home Paramedics often have to deal with the consequences of our failure to manage electricity with the care and safety that it deserves. Electricity is not something to play...
View ArticleVeld and Forest Fires
Background information Left unchecked, veld and forest fires can cause widespread destruction to property. More serious is however the risk posed to the human lives of those traversing in areas prone...
View ArticleConsignor/Consignee Road Freight Legislation and Overloading
Introduction It has been widely recognised and the principle accepted, both by the freight transport industry and the law enforcement authorities, that there is a need, in certain cases, to extend the...
View ArticleSafety, Prevention and Treatment from Burns
Burns in South Africa: Who is at risk? There is a high incidence of burn injuries in South Africa. The root causes of this need to be addressed, but simply being aware of the risks is enough to...
View ArticleEnforcement of Driver Alertness
Enforcement of Driver Alertness / Combating Driver Tiredness Driver tiredness on the long stretches of open road in South Africa is a major contributor to road crashes. It is however not something that...
View ArticlePedestrian Safety in South Africa
Pedestrian fatalities remain a major concern for road safety and health authorities - especially in middle and lower income countries. The Arrive Alive Website receives information daily about fatal...
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