The Arrive Alive website appreciates responses and involvement from the public in the efforts to create awareness of road safety. Earlier today an email was received with a few interesting observations, and I would like to quote from this email:
“ Hi, I have mentioned this to you some time ago – your website is great and awesomely informative. All the links to whoever and wherever are available.
I would however like to know who devises the Arrive Alive Strateg(y)ies because it still receives a lot of flack, whether it is justified could be a matter for dispute? I am of the opinion that we need to re-educate our Citizens (and I’m not saying only Drivers) because we are in this together.
The approach we are adopting seems to be more punitive than corrective and we are losing sight of some of the “baggage” of the past which is unfortunately intertwined amongst the fruits of our beautiful Democracy. It would be nice to take everybody along in this process to make it one of credibility and integrity. Perhaps we need to adopt a piece-meal approach which will in fact fast track our efforts to enforce by virtue of respect. Hence my suggestion to re-educate by focusing on the basics.
Rules and signs change as conditions warrant it, but when you have people already in the system, what do you do? We need to apply ourselves creatively to have our Citizens want to participate in a vibrant and enriching culture of learning with the intent to sustain their livelihoods. Our methods need to be lucrative enough to beat the practices of corruption and non-compliance
After all South Africa is alive with possibilities and your website is a definite proof thereof – the vision to be the required change.
I look forward to your reply.”
The Arrive Alive website is an effort to assist Government and NGO’s in creating awareness of road safety. This has been our passion for the past 5 years and is now supported by the Road Safety & Arrive Alive Blog, a Group on Facebook as well as the mobile road safety website on arrivealive.mobi.
Arrive Alive is the name of the road safety campaign managed by the Department of Transport and more recently also by the Road Traffic Management Corporation. We would like to invite the public to share their suggestions on how to better define this campaign and enhance road safety!
The practice of indicating to the vehicle behind you that it is clear to pass by flicking your right indicator light has become prevalent especially amongst truck drivers. I was taught that this should be done by using your left indicator light.
If a driver reacts to the right flicker of the vehicle in front and the driver is actually intending to turn right (or overtake someone in front) it can result in the passing vehicle being pushed off the road. The left indicator light means that, at worst, the driver is turning off to the left and passing is safe.
People should be educated in the old way – it is safer.
Greeting,i would lyk to know whether is it possible for someone who failed matric to become a paramedics?and if its possible what are the first steps should i take?i would love to hear from you.thanks