Route marker boards in South Africa. Understanding them could save you or a loved one’s life. Picture: File/Fotor.
Contained in all route marker boards in South Africa is invaluable information in case of an emergency. This could save your life.
Route marker boards in South Africa. Understanding them could save you or a loved one’s life. Picture: File/Fotor.
In a lifetime you’ll drive past millions of route marker boards in South Africa. But the majority of us almost certainly won’t know anything about them. Including the invaluable information they contain in case of an emergency.
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Route marker boards in South Africa are to be found on all national routes. The idea being that if any emergency occurs on that road, the information contained within can pinpoint your location for emergency services. This could be the difference between life and death for someone being seriously injured, reports TopAuto.
As Mzansi gears up for the festive season, it’s important you understand the route marker boards in South Africa. This knowledge might be the difference between your holiday turning into a nightmare should something unfortunate happen.
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The code hidden in route marker boards in South Africa goes like so. The name of the road (top left), the particular section of route (top right), the kilometre distance (bottom left) where you are and your direction of travel (bottom right). Route marker boards in South Africa are located every 200m on national roads.
Above all, we just want South Africans to arrive safely to their holiday destinations this year. To that end we’re also sharing a handy emergency contact list for you. Not every major route is operated by the same toll company. There’s SANRAL, Bakwena, the N3 Toll Concessionary and TRAC. So here those and other useful contact details you may want to jot down before you embark on your holiday:
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