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Road Safety Tips and Facts

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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

Reckless Driving - Public Transport Marine Drive

6 days 1 hour 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 week 2 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 5 days 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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