Motorist Resources

The mercury is almost at boiling point and the heat has taken residence in every room, in every building and it’s almost impossible to escape it. We all suffer in hot weather and we tend to forget about everything around us in the quest to cool down or find shelter from the sweltering heat. The… Read more »

South African car insurance is not cheap and the crime rate is high. Vehicles are stolen and hijacked regularly. Insurers often charge lower premiums for those vehicles with a tracking device as it puts the driver in a lower risk bracket due to the fact that it will be easier to recover the vehicle in… Read more »

Highveld Stereo 94.7 (English): One person has died ad three others have been injured in an accident on the Eastrand. A taxi and a car collided on the N17 in Springs this morning. To hear more on this story click here: One_dies_and_three_injured_in_accident.mp3

On 23 April at around 17:30 a Nissan bakkie ramped a concrete barrier and became wedged between a large truck on the N12 heading east just after the Tom Jones on-ramp. The cause of the accident was unknown, but the Matrix Road Safety Association vehicle was first on the scene, and the onboard Emer-g-med paramedics… Read more »

On Monday evening (30 April) at around 18:00, three trucks collided on the R24, resulting from a classic combination of excessive speed, driver inattentiveness and inadequate following distance. Three trucks ended up rear-ending each other, and emergency personnel at the scene had to use cutting tools and winches to free two of the drivers who… Read more »