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KZN Transport MEC, Bheki Cele launches "Keep Left - Pass Right" Road Safety
Campaign >> 1/3
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Over the years the Department has successfully pioneered the Asiphephe (Let Us
Be Safe) road safety campaign. As part of this campaign, during December last
year MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr. Bheki Cele introduced
our new slogan, From Zero Tolerance to 100% Compliance", as well
as Omela eKhaya (Get Thirsty At Home).
The Asiphephe campaign has reinforced the Department’s enforcement programme as
well as provided road safety education in schools and communities throughout the
province. Community Road Safety Councils have been established throughout the
province to ensure that the Department addresses road safety issues identified
by the respective communities themselves.
In a social order such as South Africa, where most citizens have become
desensitised to hostility and aggressive behaviour, it seems as if such
behaviour is becoming increasingly more frequent, especially on our roads. MEC
Cele says he believes inconsiderate driving habits can be changed, if
every person behind the wheel of a vehicle will only make the effort. And the
greater the driver's level of consciousness - of risk, vehicle limitations,
other people's lives - the more "instinctive" will safe driving habits become.
Although there are no specific statutes in South Africa which regulate road
rage, one of the key methods to successfully combat aggressive driving
behaviour, and by implication road rage, is strict law enforcement of moving
offences.
As part of efforts to reduce the number of road rage incidents, ease traffic
flow and invariably reduce the number of road crashes, the Department has
launched the "KEEP LEFT, PASS RIGHT" road safety campaign.
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| 10 BASIC SAFETY TIPS >>
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#1 Don't drive like
you own the road; drive like you own the car.
#2 Always wear your seat belt--and make sure all
passengers buckle up, too.
#3 Adjust your car's
headrest to a height behind your head--not your neck--to minimize whiplash in
case you're in an accident.
#4 Never try to fit more people in the car than you
have seatbelts for them to use.
#5 Obey the speed
limits, Going too fast gives you less time to stop or react. Excess speed is
one of the main causes of accidents.
#6 Don't go through red lights.
#7 Indicate your intention to
turn or to change lanes well in advance - this gives the cars behind you enough
time to react before you take the action.
#8 Make sure your windscreen is clean. At sunrise
and sunset, light reflecting off your dirty windscreen can momentarily blind
you from seeing what's going on.
#9 Make sure your
car has petrol in it. Unfortunately, getting stranded these days can be
dangerous and its always best to avoid it.
#10 Don't drink and drive, and don't ride with
anyone who has been drinking. Call parents or friends to take you home if you
need a ride.
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