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officer N3
south-africa

WATCH: Police van driving recklessly on the N3 caught on camera

Pakistani national
News

Pakistani national sentenced for feet-driving in SA

Foreign national
Gauteng

Foreign national nabbed for bribery and reckless driving

officer N3
KwaZulu-Natal

WATCH: Police van driving recklessly on the N3 caught on camera

Pakistani national
News

Pakistani national sentenced for feet-driving in SA

Foreign national
Gauteng

Foreign national nabbed for bribery and reckless driving

WATCH: Reckless truck driver found and arrested after viral video
Mpumalanga

WATCH: Reckless truck driver found and arrested after viral video

By Corné van Zyl16-05-2022 12:01

The reckless truck driver caught on camera driving recklessly and nearly causing an accident has been found and arrested. Watch video here

trailer
Lifestyle

Ku rough!: Man lifts up trailer after struggling to reverse [watch]

By Marilynn Manuel24-02-2022 14:24

‘If you aren’t smart, you become strong’: SA hasn’t stopped laughing at a man who failed dismally at reversing with a trailer. Take a look…

Watch: Moloto Road reckless driver ARRESTED
Gauteng

Watch: Moloto road reckless driver expected in court

By Corné van Zyl13-01-2022 09:00

Video footage of a driver on the Moloto road pulling stunts and hanging out of the window of his vehicle went viral on social media.

Watch: Moloto Road reckless driver ARRESTED
Gauteng

Watch: Moloto road reckless driver ARRESTED

By Corné van Zyl22-12-2021 18:22

Video footage of a driver on the Moloto road pulling stunts and hanging out of the window of his vehicle went viral on social media.

Car trolley wheels
News

RECKLESS: Watch this beat-up car driving with trolley wheels

By Siseko Gwegwe04-11-2021 17:32

A daring local motorist has been captured on video driving a beat-up car with trolley wheels with a Cape Town registration plate.

WENTWORTH DRIVER SCHOOLCHILDREN 22
News

Watch: Reckless KZN driver ploughs into schoolchildren [sensitive content]

By Tom Head30-09-2020 18:27

Four pupils at Wentworth Secondary School have been taken to hospital on Wednesday, after a moronic driving stunt went badly wrong.

Texting trucker
News

Watch: ‘Texting trucker’ caught on dashcam during high-speed crash

By Tom Head15-09-2020 15:30

This heart-stopping footage shows the moment that a ‘texting trucker’ took reckless driving to a new level, slamming into another HGV.

road
Offbeat

Crazed Aussie road hog makes SA’s driving habits seem mild

By Mike Simpson25-07-2020 18:00

Sydney police arrested an SUV driver after he was allegedly involved in eight hit-and-run road accidents – in three hours.

Cape Town bylaws driving phone
Offbeat

Cape Town bylaws strike again: Bad drivers may get phones ‘taken off them’

By Tom Head30-09-2019 19:42

Confiscations may not be a new thing, but the City of Cape Town are stepping things up: They want to punish bad drivers by giving their phones away.

busiest roads
News

Buya Mthetho: Joburg motorists get WhatsApp hotline to report bad driving

By Andile Sicetsha15-04-2019 11:13

The purpose of this pilot project is to reduce road accidents in Johannesburg

SPCA
News

SPCA tracks down driver who deliberately killed two goslings

By Cheryl Kahla16-11-2018 20:10

The Cape of Good Hope SPCA confirmed today that justice will be served.

road fatalities
Travel

Read: The UK government advice that make South African roads sound like a nightmare

By Tom Head12-11-2018 13:03

Bad drivers, dodgy intersections and the unavoidable spectre of crime. The UK Foreign Office has had its damning say on South African roads.

SPCA
News

SPCA hunt for “heartless” driver who deliberately ran over baby ducklings

By Tom Head09-11-2018 17:56

The driver has been branded “disgusting” for purposefully ploughing through the ducks. The SPCA is looking to bring them to justice.

Idibala Challenge
Video

Idibala Challenge: SA’s latest dance craze comes with a strict health warning [video]

By Tom Head08-11-2018 17:18

Everyone loves a bit of “dancing and driving”, but if that dance happens to be the Idibala Challenge, you are putting lives in danger.

marijuana
News

Marijuana smoking motorists beware, ConCourt ruling under fire

By Luke Daniel06-11-2018 09:07

“In theory, any person caught with even traces of marijuana in their system whilst driving can currently be arrested and/or prosecuted,” says ALCO-safe director, Rhys Evans.

AARTO traffic laws
News

AARTO: Here’s what you need to know about South Africa’s new traffic laws

By Luke Daniel29-10-2018 08:59

Despite the government’s claims that the introduction of the amended AARTO Act will make South African roads safer, local civil right groups maintain that the new road laws will do little to curb traffic violations.

Allen Glen
Video

Watch: Learners flee in terror as BMW ploughs through crowd of students [video]

By Tom Head20-09-2018 13:31

Learners at Allen Glen High School in Gauteng were lucky to avoid serious injury after a motorist knocked down students with their car.

busiest roads
News

How will the law deal with ‘dagga drivers’ in South Africa?

By Luke Daniel19-09-2018 14:29

How are police going to deal with motorists under the influence of marijuana?

Lyon airport
Video

Chaos at Lyon Airport, as high-speed car chase unfolds on the runway [video]

By Tom Head10-09-2018 15:49

Have you ever seen anything like this? A huge security breach at Lyon Airport lead to a car chase spilling over to the tarmac.

Cape Town
Video

Motorist causes a head-on collision in Cape Town after reckless driving [video]

By Tom Head02-08-2018 11:42

You’ll be hard pressed to find a driver stupider than this.

abnormal load
Video

Watch: Impatient driver in horror collision with abnormal load [video]

By Tom Head25-06-2018 18:18

This is why patience is a virtue, guys.

Simba Mhere: Driver who killed
News

Simba Mhere: Driver who killed former Top Billing host denied appeal

By Tom Head22-06-2018 13:09

Back in January 2015, Mhere and his friend were killed in a car crash.

Practice what you preach? Cape
News

Practice what you preach? Cape Town traffic officer arrested for drag racing against a fireman

By Tom Head14-07-2017 15:39

2 Fast, 2 Furious, 2 idiots

Watch: Heart-stopping footage
News

Watch: Heart-stopping footage captures overtaking trucks putting lives at risk on the N1 [video]

By Tom Head20-06-2017 09:40

Ninety seconds of utter idiocy as two trucks go to war.

Watch: Pure terror as passenge
Video

Watch: Pure terror as passengers scream while Taxis drag race [video]

By Nic Andersen30-05-2017 15:29

So many lives put in danger…

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