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The Gauteng motorcycle fatalities is hardly a suprise, living in Magalies we see every man and his dog on a bike over a weekend racing through the village, wearing everything from full leathers, to shorts and flip flops and piss pot helmets!

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Our roads are incredibly dangerous. cyclist deaths are running at 5-6 a week and not 4' date='500 p.a. These stats are taken from http://www.arrivealive.co.za/

2008Number of Fatalities per Type of Vehicle      
Vehicle TypeGAKZWCECFSMPNWLINCRSA
Motorcars          1,482           1,029              748              535              435              814              534              651             153          6,381
Minibuses              231               178              117              279                86              261                42                61               20          1,275
Minibus Taxis                  9               266                 -                     7                20                16                71                74                -               462
Buses                23                 56                39                71                   9              176                12                16                 4             406
Motorcycles              110                 31                50                18                28                24                22                   7                -               289
LDV's - Bakkies              339               543              280              391              172              436              325              347             100          2,934
Trucks                42               106                27                   4                75                   4                31                33               17             339
Trucks - articulated                80                 74                68              100                   6              156                12                23                 4             522
Other and unknown              231               360              124                94                41                80                65              129               36          1,161
Total Motorised       2,546        2,643        1,453        1,499          872        1,965        1,113        1,342         335        13,769
Bicycle                77                 22                47                20                14                26                51                24                 7             288
Animal drawn                 -                    -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                  -                 -  
Total       2,623        2,665        1,500        1,519          886        1,992        1,164        1,366         341        14,057
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Still totally unacceptable stats.
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just a reminder, that in this game of life we only got one chance. be safe on road whatever you ride/drive and avoid dangerous situation. Discusing who-did-what or who's-fault-it-was will not bring your life back. It will be your family who will suffer most.

 

My father tought me all those years ago that I have to be the most responsible driver on the road (and it goes for all of us speparately) beacouse ALL other road users around me are bunch of inconsiderate morons who concentrate more on their lives than actual action of driving (taking on cell phones, having pms, thinking about meetings, dates, new-carbon-frames, fighting with spause, checking the blonde with big tits in next car,,,,, fill your list here) and it is my responsibility to AVOID them in order to get home safe.

 

we can not change 5milion motorised minds to make them suddenly take notice of us, but surelly we can change our ways to make it safe for ourselves.

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