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Watch Out for Pedestrians

Children and Pedestrian Safety:

In 2011, The Red Cross Children’s Hospital admitted 752 children involved in crashes as pedestrians.

Parents and caregivers need to take special care and follow simple steps to ensure child road safety:

  • Teach children safe traffic behaviour and set a good example.
  • Check regularly to ensure that children remember and follow safety procedures.
  • Plan safe walking and cycling routes with children.
  • Enquire about road safety education programmes at school and reinforce what the schools are teaching.

Simple Steps can be taken to be a Safer Pedestrian:

  • Wear bright coloured clothing and reflective materials.

  • Cross in a well-lit area at night.

  • Stand clear of buses or parked cars before crossing the road so drivers can see you.

  • Always walk on the sidewalk; if there is no sidewalk, walk facing oncoming traffic.

  • Do not drink and cross the road.

  • Do not cross where a road bends or leads to a sharp curve.

  • Do not rely on pedestrian signals; look for oncoming traffic before crossing.

  • Be aware of other road users, especially at intersections.

  • Do not wear headphones or talk on your cell phone whilst crossing the road.

  • Cross at pedestrian crossings.

  • Always obey traffic signals.

  • Wait for buses or heavy motor vehicles to pass before crossing the road.

 

Emergency Numbers

 

SA Police Services
10111

 
 

Metro Emergency Medical Services
10177

Reports by Citizens

Illegal Parking Bowlers Way.

4 days 11 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 17 hours ago

Baneziyobisi, nentsango. Azikho safe for abantwana bethu.

Reckless Driving tsitsikama

1 week 20 hours ago

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

Contact Us

 

Emergency Traffic Control Centre: 021 812 4581
 

 

  • 021 483 5818
  • 08000 92 468 (08000 WC GMT)
  • (Weekdays from 08:00 to 16:00)

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