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Road Safety Tips and Facts

Learn how to avoid becoming a statistic on the road and help us to make the roads better together.

Seat Belts Save Lives

The law requires that all vehicle occupants wear an appropriate seat belt. Wearing seat belts reduces the risk of death in motor vehicle crashes by up to 45%. Seat belts prevent 99% of occupants being ejected in a crash.

Passenger Safety Tips:

  • Always wear a seat belt, even when travelling short distances.
  • Fasten the lap and shoulder belt across the hips. Do not place the shoulder belt under the arm or across the face or neck.
  • Check seat belts periodically to ensure proper functioning.

Child Passenger Safety:

Securing your child properly reduces the risk of death and injury. Be responsible, buckle up your children.

Practice the following safety tips on every trip:

  • Always buckle up your children, even for a short trip.
  • Use a properly installed child safety or booster seat.
  • Select a car seat based on your child’s age and size.
  • Do not travel with a child on your lap.
  • Sharing a seat belt with a child is dangerous.
  • Infants or young children should never be left unattended in a car.
  • Children using seat belts should sit back against the vehicle seat with knees bending comfortably over the seat edge.

Read more on child safety in the vehicle and how to choose the correct car seat.

What about Airbags?

Airbags do not replace seat belts and having an airbag is no excuse for not wearing a seatbelt. Airbags are more effective when combined with a seat belt. 

Emergency Numbers

 

SA Police Services
10111

 
 

Metro Emergency Medical Services
10177

Reports by Citizens

Reckless Driving - Public Transport Marine Drive

15 hours 36 min ago

Taxis driving extremly reckless. One was behind us and when we wanted to change lanes, he swerved out causing us to swerve back. We hooted, he pulled a knife out and bobbed it up and down at us.

Reckless Driving - Public Transport Kruis Pad, Protea Heights

1 day 16 hours ago

Traveling on Kruispad direction Traffic Dept said Taxi passed me on the right just before the STOP street at Heuwel street. Skipping the STOP street. Almost colliding with oncoming vehicle.

Illegal Parking Aquarius way

1 week 6 hours ago

Parking in the road for more the 2 weeks

Contact Us

 

Emergency Traffic Control Centre: 021 812 4581
 

 

  • Western Cape Government Contact Centre
  • 0860 142 142

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