Asleep at the wheel
There is no place like home, but the holidays are great for getting away. Just be certain that you arrive there safely. |
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Antihistamines can impair driving skills
We hear plenty about the effects of alcohol on driving, but during hay fever season we also need to worry about how antihistamines impair our road skills. |
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Drive your back to health
Driving is becoming a major cause for back complaints in South Africa as more people are forced to spend an increasing amount of time behind the wheel. |
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Over the legal limit?
While it's advisable that one should rather not consume any alcohol before driving, the legal blood alcohol limit in South Africa is 0,05 g per 100ml of blood. |
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Hit the road - safely
Do these twelve things and you stand a good chance of not becoming one of the many accident statistics on the roads. |
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Blood donation crisis?
The huge number of traffic accidents over the holidays creates a high demand for donor blood. Right? Wrong. Other factors also play a large role. |
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Drowsing and driving
South Africa has no laws against sleeping behind the wheel. Yet it leads to hundreds of road deaths every year. |
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Examining the Jaws of Life
Every second counts in an emergency. We take a look at the tools paramedics use to free people from car wrecks, and ask the questions about the equipment that may save your life. |
