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Drive Safely around Motorcycles

Motorcycles provide almost no protection in a crash. Numerous crashes occur when other vehicles turn ahead of a motorcycle.

Safety Tips for Motorcyclists:

  • Wear an approved helmet that meets current safety standards.
  • Wear protective clothing.
  • Wear a full face helmet that protects your eyes and face.
  • Be visible. Wear bright, reflective clothing.
  • Always keep the headlight on.
  • Ride in a position that promotes visibility on the road and leave enough room to move.
  • Avoid other vehicles’ blind spots.
  • Drive defensively and be watchful of other vehicles turning ahead of you.
  • Be aware of hazardous road conditions.
  • Choose the correct lane position and enter a curve slowly.
  • Know your skill limits, the environment and your motorcycle.
  • Use turn signals when changing lanes.
  • Drive at an appropriate speed for prevailing circumstances.
  • Take refresher rider courses.

Safety Tips for Drivers of Other Vehicles:

  • Be considerate and aware of motorcycles, especially at intersections.
  • Maintain a safe following distance allowing sufficient space for motorcycles.
  • Use signals to turn and be alert of oncoming motorcycles.
  • Give motorcycles a full lane of travel.
  • Check your blind spots when changing lanes.
  • Turn signals are not self-cancelling on most motorcycles. Be sure you know what a motorcyclist is doing.

Emergency Numbers

 

SA Police Services
10111

 
 

Metro Emergency Medical Services
10177

Reports by Citizens

Illegal Parking Bowlers Way.

4 days 20 min ago

Maltipal vehicles parked on red and yellow lines and on fire hydrant. Been like this for 3 weeks now. Yesterday the garbage truck could not get thru because vehicles parked on both sides of the road.

Other Vaphi Crescent

6 days 18 hours ago

Baneziyobisi, nentsango. Azikho safe for abantwana bethu.

Reckless Driving tsitsikama

1 week 21 hours ago

Male young boy driving drunk at high speeds not slowing down for pedestrians

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  • 08000 92 468 (08000 WC GMT)
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