Emergency info

Which emergency numbers are most important?
Police:             10111
Ambulance:    10177
Emergency:    112 
Netcare 911:  082 911

What do I need to tell the emergency services?

• Your telephone number (to remain in contact with you should you be cut off) 
• Your location (street name and nearest cross road) 
• The details of what happened, how many injured, whether there is e fire, etc.

I am first on the accident scene –what do I do?

• Park in a safe position off the road
• Turn on your hazard lights and headlights
• Check that the area is SAFE 
• Check to see if the accident victim is responding. 
• Call for help - dial 082 911

How can I best assist the injured?

• Calm and reassure the victims  
• Tell them you called emergency services. 
• Remember you safety comes first 
• Do NOT move the victim unless immediate threat to life
• Remove obstruction to breathing

How can I best assist emergency response teams?

• Accurate information - address details/ nature of incident.  
• Landmarks and street names   
• Clear access routes 
• Switch on outside lights  
• Updating call centre on changes

What is legally required of me after an accident?

• Stopping the vehicle
• Ascertaining nature and extent of any injury   
• Providing your name and address 
• Report the collision at a police station within 24 hours 
• Not take any intoxicating liquor or drug

What evidence shall I record?

• Names and Addresses of people involved 
• Registration numbers 
• List of all potential witnesses 
• Note the flow of traffic 
• Weather conditions/ road surface 
• Vehicle damage   
• Sketch plan of the accident

What should you photograph at an accident scene?

• Cars/ positions/   
• Number plates /  License disks
• Marks, Debris, Skidmarks 
• Airbags /  seat-belts 
• Tyres/ wheels. 
• Windshield , seat positions  damage to road ornaments (poles, barriers, walls,)

Drunk Driving Info

What are the legal alcohol limits?

• Alcohol in blood: 0,05 gram per 100 millilitres (drivers), prof-drivers: 0,02 gram per 100 millilitres.
• Breath alcohol t: 0,24 milligrams per 1000 millilitres (drivers), prof -drivers: 0,10 milligrams per 1000 millilitres.

How much may I drink?

• Best not to drink at all when driving
• Many factors determine intoxication levels   
• Legal limit usually exceeded after two beers. 
• Have a designated driver!

Pedestrian Safety

How can I best avoid colliding with pedestrians?

• Don’t speed / be prepared to slow down. 
• Do not assume you are seen. 
• Be alert to children & drunks 
• Be careful near busses & taxi’s stops 
• Be visible / Lights-on

How can I be a safe pedestrian?

• Be clearly visible 
• Wear coloured clothes or reflecting clothing. 
• Walk on the pavement. 
• Face oncoming traffic. 
• Avoid roads when intoxicated. 
• Accompany children on the road.

Cycling Safety

What are the top cycling safety tips?

• Obey all traffic rules. 
• Be visible. 
• Ride predictably and defensively 
• Anticipate with eyes, ears and instinct  
• Use hand signals  
• Always wear a helmet. 
• Wear an ID band with contact information

Driver Fitness

What should I know about my eyes on the road?

• If you have prescription spectacles -wear them.  
• Ensure clean windscreen   
• Don’t stare at oncoming headlights. Look a little to the left.  
• Speed must go down with the sun
• Have your eyes tested regularly

How do I spot a tired driver?

• Can't remember the last few km’s 
• Drift from lanes or hit rumble strip 
• Yawn repeatedly 
• Not focusing or keeping their eyes open 
• Tailgating or miss traffic signs 
• Head falling down
• Jerking vehicle back into the lane

How do I keep a driver awake?

• Start an interesting conversation
• Let the driver do the talking
• Convince the driver to take regular breaks
• Keep a positive atmosphere
• Give constant feedback on progress

Things to know about seatbelts!

• Always wear your seat belt
• Don’t be killed by a back seat passenger 
• Put children in child seat or harness
• Unbelted occupants more exposed to serious injury
• Put loose items in the boot.

Best motorcycle safety advice

• Always wear a helmet
• Watch the no-zones
• Drive to survive
• Paying attention to the signals/ brake lights of vehicles
• Check yourself and your bike
• Watch your speed

What do I need to know about ATGATT?

• Wear All The Gear All The Time 
• Improved Visibility  
• Protection from weather 
• Gear should conform to anatomy   
• Vulnerable areas are knees, elbows, shoulders and hips.  
• Buy gear for protective qualities 

Things not to do when hijacked

Do not:

• Panic & Resist  
• Be abusive and aggressive 
• Threaten/ provoke/demand  
• Try to be a hero. 
• Engage in whispered conversations  
• Use foreign concepts or languages

Things to do when hijacked

• Do what the perpetrators tell you 
• Maintain pride, dignity and self-respect. 
• Keep your brain active 
• Remain orientated about movements, directions, time, place. 
• Remain cool and calm.

Things to know about following distances

• Tailgating contributes to road rage  
• 2 Second Rule is a guideline 
• Adjust following distance in bad weather, slippery roads, night
• Always drive defensively 
• Avoid conflict with tailgaters

Things to know about rail/level crossings

• Where there’s a crossing, there’s danger. 
• Slow down, look and listen
• Be prepared to stop 
• Trains are often closer and faster than they appear. 
• Stay 5 meters clear of the track. 
• Never queue on a railway crossing

Safe pedestrians near railway lines

• Do not trespass
• Never walk on the rails
• Pay attention to trains
• Give thumbs up and wave
• Cross tracks at safe places
• Do not play or hunt near railway lines

How to respect electricity?

• Never climb on electrical structures
• Consider all wires to be alive
• Stay 3 meters away from wires
• First switch the power off to rescue someone
• Never carry conducting equipment near wires

How to respect trains?

• Always be vigilant
• Do not throw objects to trains
• Do not place objects on rails
• Report and broken equipment or obstructions
• Do not play on platforms with skateboard