Author:Mhlanga, Lebogang SDate:Jul 2017The World Health Organization (WHO) contends that road safety must be appreciated from the basis of it being a shared responsibility; and has to be based on cooperation and coordination by all the state agencies, general public and private ...Read more
Author:Schutte, ICDate:Mar 2000Road traffic collision result in both human loss and cost to the company. Government and other role players addressing this problem require reliable information on the cost of collisions to the economy. Collisions costs are also used in the ...Read more
Author:Nordengen, Paul A; Naidoo, OJDate:Apr 2014This paper describes the recent developments of an initiative to introduce meaningful self-regulation in the South African heavy vehicle transport sector using the Road Transport Management System (RTMS) standards. The RTMS standards require ...Read more
Author:Fernandes, PJLDate:Mar 1998Examination of a fifth wheel coupling which had failed in service showed that it had been modified and that the operating handle had been moved from its original design position. This modification completely eliminated the safety device ...Read more
Author:Venter, KarienDate:Jul 2009Concern about the level of lawlessness and the lack of discipline among South African drivers is prominent among South African authorities, media and public. Although South Africa historically did conduct research into road user behaviour, ...Read more
Author:Venter, Karien; Labuschagne, FJJ; Le Roux, M; Cloete, GDate:Oct 2013Worldwide, fatigue has been cited as a contributory cause in heavy vehicle crashes. In South Africa very little scientific evidence is available to support or reject this notion. A study was commissioned to investigate the role fatigue plays ...Read more
Author:Rust, FC; Vos, RM; Myburgh, PA; Maree, JHDate:Oct 1994Technologies developed at the CSIR as part of the Sabita ARP research programme over the last five years have been implemented successfully in a number of instances. Significant benefits (tangible as well as intangible) have accrued to the ...Read more
Author:Rathogwa, MashuduDate:Jul 2023The Minibus Taxi Industry is plagued with violence, un-roadworthy and unsafe vehicles. Although the government has made numerous efforts to formalize and regulate the sector, the industry remains unregulated and unofficial. As the industry ...Read more
Author:Venter, KarienDate:May 2010Road safety is a core problem that the South African government battle with year-on year. One of the areas where South Africa has sadly been lacking behind is within the field of road and traffic psychology. This is despite the fact that ...Read more
Author:Matsila, TA; Ribbens, HDate:Jul 2007The PAVE (Professionalism, Awareness, Visibility, Education) was conceptualised with the objective to enhance the current traffic management strategies, especially with regard to the traffic law enforcement function in line with the key ...Read more
Author:Schutte, IC; Page, OA; Dehlen, GLDate:Mar 1999Road traffic collision result in both human loss and cost to the company. Government and other role players addressing this problem require reliable information on the cost of collisions to the economy. Collisions costs are also used in the ...Read more
Author:Venter, Karien; Sinclair, M; Lennox, LDate:Jul 2019Novice drivers, worldwide, have a significant risk of being fatally or seriously injured in a road traffic crash. South African statistics show that novice driver crashes (over a three-year period) represent approximately a tenth of all driver ...Read more
Author:Opperman, RA; Upton, AHDate:26 May 2009The purpose of this manual is to provide a practical and easy-to-use method for identifying and prioritising hazardous locations in a given area, and to provide guidelines for establishing the most cost-effective remedial measure for a specific ...Read more
Author:Jobson, AJDate:1973A number of rumble installations have been constructed on rural roads in South Africa and although no local accident data are available the provincial roads engineers consider them of value in alerting drives to the need for caution on the ...Read more
Author:National Institute for Transport and Road Research; Transport and Road DigestDate:1977Rumble surfaces are intermittent short lengths of coarse-textured road surfacings on which vehicle tyres produce a rumbling sound. used in conjunction with appropriate roadsigns and markings, they can reduce accidents on rural roads by alerting ...Read more
Author:Holtmann, B; Jansen Van Vuuren, CDate:Jul 2007There is a tendency to think of road or transport safety as a separate subject from safety and security, yet the two are closely interwoven. The paper will make some of these connections, referring to local and where relevant international ...Read more
Author:Nordengen, Paul A; Oberholtzer, FDate:Jun 2006Heavy vehicle overloading and road safety continue to be major problems in South Africa notwithstanding efforts at more effective enforcement by the road and traffic authorities. Overloading causes premature road deterioration and, together ...Read more
Author:Muronga, Khangwelo; Botha, Rika; Venter, Karien; Sinclair, MDate:Oct 2018Despite the current road safety situation in South Africa, to date it has been difficult to quantify the degree to which road users in South Africa are at risk of being involved in road traffic crashes. Naturalistic driving studies investigate ...Read more
Author:Venter, KarienDate:01 Sep 2010Road safety is a core problem that governments battle with year after year. One of the areas in which South Africa has been lagging behind is the field of road and traffic psychology. This is despite the fact that some 90% of road accidents ...Read more