Tips for driving during load-shedding

[Hanno Labuschagne]

Tips for driving during load-shedding

Arrive Alive recently released its advice to drivers for navigating South African roads during load-shedding.

"There is not much that the average person can do about power failures affecting traffic lights and traffic flow - the correct driving attitude can, however, go a long way in preventing collisions," said Arrive Alive.

"It is suggested, where possible, that drivers plan their routes and leave early to try and avoid the heavy traffic periods."

 

[Bobbin]

Great to see it's become such a way of life that we need to adjust accordingly.

 

[Dan C]

Done

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Tips for driving during load-shedding

Arrive Alive recently released its advice to drivers for navigating South African roads during load-shedding.

"There is not much that the average person can do about power failures affecting traffic lights and traffic flow - the correct driving attitude can, however, go a long way in preventing collisions," said Arrive Alive.

"It is suggested, where possible, that drivers plan their routes and leave early to try and avoid the heavy traffic periods."

Thanks, it worked.

 

[Nanfeishen]

Top tip ,if its dark turn your lights on ,amazing the amount of people who dont until its almost pitch black.

 

[Johand]

Well I am not sure if it because we have less broken traffic lights but Cape Townians really do not know how to treat a broken one. I have seen people accelerating to take the gap, people slipstreaming next to other cars, people frozen. If everybody just treat it as a fourway stop it would be brilliant. Joburg knows how to treat broken robots, if they can now also learn how to drive a circle

 

[MrGray]

Well I am not sure if it because we have less broken traffic lights but Cape Townians really do not know how to treat a broken one. I have seen people accelerating to take the gap, people slipstreaming next to other cars, people frozen. If everybody just treat it as a fourway stop it would be brilliant. Joburg knows how to treat broken robots, if they can now also learn how to drive a circle

This is 100% true. I was absolutely astounded the first time there was load shedding here. It seems Capetonians genuinely have no clue that they should treat robots that are off as a four way stop, and even if they do seem to have no conception of a how a four way stop works.

 

[genetic]

Well I am not sure if it because we have less broken traffic lights but Cape Townians really do not know how to treat a broken one. I have seen people accelerating to take the gap, people slipstreaming next to other cars, people frozen. If everybody just treat it as a fourway stop it would be brilliant. Joburg knows how to treat broken robots, if they can now also learn how to drive a circle

After visiting Durban over the holidays, Cape Town's traffic lights are flawless in comparison.

A robot was taken out on a Friday evening on Racecorse Road in Milnerton. Monday morning it was replaced with a brand new light.

In Durban, lights have been inoperable for weeks. That's the ANC for you.

 

[ToxicBunny]

After visiting Durban over the holidays, Cape Town's traffic lights are flawless in comparison.

A robot was taken out on a Friday evening on Racecorse Road in Milnerton. Monday morning it was replaced with a brand new light.

In Durban, lights have been inoperable for weeks. That's the ANC for you.

Weeks? You gotta pump those numbers... There are a good number that are out for months at a time.