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If the vehicle does exceed 3500kg then a PrDP is required. Also if the vehicle is designed or adapted to carry more than 12 people including the driver then a PrDP is required. Whether the driver is alone, a PrDP is still required.
It does not need to be a blood test. A breath measurement is sufficient.
This post on yellow lane driving might answer the question http://roadsafety.co.za/2009/07/10/is-it-legal-to-drive-in-the-yellow-lane/
7 January 2010
It is always best to check your vehicle’s instructions manual what the correct tyre pressure should be. However, according to the tyres size mentioned below the correct tyre pressure is unloaded Front 2.2 Rear 2.1 and loaded Front 2.4 Rear2.3.
Always remember to check the vehicles tyre pressures when cold and the same goes for deflating the tyres when the vehicle is not carrying a load.
Hope this helps you.
Drive safely
Dot van Ryneveld
National Fleet Manager
Tiger Wheel & Tyre
Best advice is to use the online Route Planner at http://www.arrivealive.co.za/routeplanner.aspx
You can contact David Motloung ([email protected]) and provide him with your ID number, fax number and postal address.
Rectangular blue signs are Reservation signs.
They mean that the area is reserved for exclusive use according to the icon on the sign (e.g. Reserved for Parking (P), Lane Reserved (R) for use by a particular type of vehicle, etc. No other vehicle type of vehicle is allowed to use that area, roadway, lane, usage, etc. So, a rectangular Reservation sign showing a motorcycle means that the area (e.g. lane) is reserved for the exclusive use of motorcycles only, and no other vehicles may drive or park there. However, motorcycles are not forced to use that area, although it has been set aside for their use for safety reasons.
Round blue signs are Command signs.
They give a definite instruction or command to the road user of what MUST be done. So, a round blue sign with a motorcycle on it means that a motorcycle rider MUST use only that area of he road way (e.g. lane) or of a parking area. S/he is not allowed to use any other area or lane. In addition, it also means that no other vehicle may use that section of the road. So, it is something like a Reservation sign. The area (lane, etc.) may be used ONLY by the type of vehicle indicated on the sign, and such vehicle MUST use that area only.
Suspension units
No parts of a suspension must have any signs of been welded; heated or repaired.
There is no actual measurement between the tyre side wall and the inner of the fender / arch.
There must be enough clearance for expansion and movement on various road surfaces and load conditions.
At no stage is the wheels allowed to fowl any other parts of the vehicle.
A traffic officer can suspend a vehicle and remove the licence disc and issue notice to discontinue operation of
motor vehicle if he suspects a vehicle to be unroadworthy.
Lowering kits- there is so many after market vehicle components which we have no insight or information on. I suggest you speak
to the manufacturer/agents of your specific vehicle to see which components they approve and also to SABS in this regard.
Hard to say for sure without a diagram or having been there to see the situation. But the rules are:
1. Before turning at an intersection, yield right of way to any traffic approaching from ahead.
2. Motorcycle headlights must be switched on at all times while the motorcycle is being ridden (i.e. day and night).
If the rule in point 2 above was complied with, then the driver of the car probably could not argue that the motorcycle was not visible.
I'm not sure what is meant by "inside channel", but it sounds as if the motorcycle was being driven on the right-hand side of a single lane roadway(?). If this was the case, then I wonder why the motorcycle was not being driven on the left of the roadway.
If the motorcycle's headlights were on, and it was travelling straight through the intersection, it would SEEM that the car driver was at fault for not waiting until the road was clear and safe before turning -- unless there were other factors not mentioned in the description of the situation.
1. A Traffic Officer issuing a fine needs to have an appointment card from the relevant traffic authority in their possession when they issue a fine. This must have their infrastructure number on it and must be presented on request and they must be appointed as a peace officer or police officer. This is all they are required to have on them in order to issue a fine unless they were the operator of a speed measuring device and the fine is being issued for speeding.
2. Any Traffic Officer operating speed measuring equipment (SME) must be in possession of an operator certificate for the exact model of SME that is being operated and may not use that equipment for purposes of a speed measurement exercise (speed trap). This certificate must be presented for inspection if requested and must be at the trap site at the time of the exercise.
In both of these situations – not having the relevant documentation does not strictly allow them to issue a fine, however in practice it still happens and the courts will accept proof of existence of these after the fact, provided such documents were issued prior to the fine being issued.
