driving

  1. OnlyOneKenobi

    Why do so many people still drive with a phone in their hand?

    Surely, in 2022, most cars at least have some kind of Bluetooth connection whereby you can take and make phone calls hands free? Those which don't, there are adapters for pretty cheap which will free up your hands so that you can make an attempt at being a better driver? Every time I go...
  3. RedViking

    Can you still afford filling up? (Poll)

    https://businesstech.co.za/news/energy/591720/here-is-the-official-petrol-price-for-june-3/ With the massive increase in petrol price, on top of a streak of precious increases, and another massive increase expected to come; Can you still afford to fill up and get through the month or what...
  4. N

    Driving long distance.... any advice?

    So guys the time is fast approaching. I intend to do my longest road trip ever. The drive from Durban to Swakopmund, Namibia. it is roughly 2500km. Any recommendations or advice before starting the drive? I am so excited and a bit nervous too. I have always wanted to do the drive but 2500km is...
  5. S

    Drove over carpet inner on highway

    So I was driving on the highway today and the grey fluffy thing that usually goes under the carpet flew into my path and I drove over it at 120Km/hr and I felt my car going over it. I just want to know if that would be a problem and if there is anything I should look out for?
  6. S

    Knock when driving over ridge indentation on highway

    I was driving on the highway and drove over one of those bumps/ridges that occur by bridges at about 110Km/hr and I heard like a bang on the passenger side like a stone knocked the underpart as I was driving over that bump/ridge on the road. I assume that it was a stone that knocked it though it...
  7. J

    What is the fastest you have ever driven on a public road?

    What is the fastest you have ever driven on a public road, and what car were you driving?
  8. Newsfeed

    AI-powered software can detect when you are texting and driving

    AI-powered software can detect when you are texting and driving Researchers from the University of Waterloo have created a system which can detect when drivers are texting on their smartphones.
  9. Kevin Lancaster

    If you are driving 120km/h in the fast lane, should you move over?

    This turned into a heated discussion this weekend. If you are doing 120km/h in the fast lane, and someone wants to overtake you, should you move over?
  10. Leo_

    Driving Ranges in JHB

    Hi guys, I'm new to JHB and wanted to know where are some good, cheap, driving ranges around JHB. Preferably centrally located (~10km radius from CBD, preferably North) as I'd like to hit the ranges after work. Regards, Leo
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  11. Kevin Lancaster

    Break the rules of the road and you may have to go to “rehabilitation school”

    Break the rules of the road in South Africa and you may have to go to “rehabilitation school” Those found guilty of breaking road rules by a court of law will have to complete a mandatory rehabilitation programme under the new proposed demerit system, Parliament has heard.
  12. D

    How much value is behind Low KM's on a used car?

    I ask this (How much value is behind Low KM's on a used car?) because Im about to buy a used car, 2010 Polo 1.6 comfort line, 96 000KM. Since my first car I have always ached and worried: "Oh, do I really need to drive my car today, it will just add on unneeded KM's, thus devaluing my car"...
  13. NeonNinja

    Driving with Earphones?

    With the recent news of this poor man "smashed into mincemeat", earphones (headphones?) being his fatal detriment, got me thinking. I see lots and lots (trend?) of people driving with their earphones. Risk much? Do you do it, why?
  14. Rouxenator

    Automatic transmission and "tall" gears

    I got a car with an automatic transmission last year but only recently had the opportunity to test it out. It is only a 4 speed so I expected the gears to be pretty long. My last encounter with a 4 speed was a manual 2.1 Microbus and I do recall it had a very long 3rd gear. However it is nowhere...
  15. Rouxenator

    Nifty or Gimmick?

    From the friendly folks that brought you the road sign reading camera, should you not be paying attention while driving, there is a new trick. SBSA, or Side Blind Spot Alert, is demonstrated by EuroNCAP in this short video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR3CshSkruc Nifty safety feature...
  16. LazyLion

    Road Deaths Rising: AA

    Little has been done to reduce road deaths in South Africa, the Automobile Association (AA) said on Thursday. "While South Africa is a signatory of the United Nations Resolution on the Decade of Action, it is clear that little has been done to create change or prevent road deaths during the...
  17. LazyLion

    Man Caught Driving at 224 Km/h

    A 28-year-old man angered by his girlfriend was caught driving at 224km/h on the N1 near the Grasmere toll plaza on Friday, Johannesburg metro police said. "He told officers that he was angry at his girlfriend and put the foot down on the accelerator. The girlfriend was next to him in the...
  18. LazyLion

    Witness Gets Hit-and-Run Merc's License Plate

    Hours after media reports of a hit-and-run accident in Benoni, an eyewitness gave the car's registration number to the injured boy's parents, Beeld reported on Wednesday. Joshua O'Callaghan, 11, and his grandfather, Lee Acorn, were attacked last Friday while they were fishing at the...
  19. LazyLion

    One dies in Multi Car Joburg Accident on N1 Highway

    A man died and 28 other people were injured in an accident on the N1 North in Johannesburg on Monday, paramedics said. Netcare 911 spokeswoman Santi Steinmann said a truck carrying bricks, a taxi and several other vehicles were involved in the collision near the 14th Avenue off-ramp at 7am...
  20. LazyLion

    SA's deadliest road named

    http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2012/12/07/sa-s-deadliest-road-named
  21. K

    Driving on 1st January

    Hi All, I'll need to drive from CPT to Oudtshoorn on 1 Jan, and just wanted to know how are the roads - busy/empty, dangerous/safe (compare to other days)? If you have had similar experience, please share! Thx!
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