Campaign empowers cops to spot faulty trucks Metro Police officers received some basic training that would help them spot and suspend unroadwothy trucks on the Durban roads. Craig Proctor-Parker, a Durban-based accident specialist, empowered Metro officials with information that could help them identify unroadworthy trucks. ELEVEN out of 14 trucks were … [Read more...]
The controversy of driving
The controversy of driving: Should we see it as your right to drive as some would argue, or should it be something that is earned and respected; in my opinion the latter far outweighs the former, supported by hard facts. I could spend all day referring you to many studies with their scientific facts and figures that highlight the dangers of driving and how easily driving … [Read more...]
Brake and Tyre Watch November 2013
Yet another fantastic event put on by FleetWatch presented in KZN, once again bringing together the private sector and law enforcement in an initiative to curb the road carnage, caused by un-roadworthy vehicles on our roads. It must be noted that an impressive number of officers attended, this included some of the ranking officers. The first day saw well-organized and … [Read more...]
SAGMJ Off-Road Driver Training
South African Guild of Motoring Journalists (SAGMJ) presented an off-road driver training in conjunction with Suzuki Auto South Africa & Bass Lake Adventures. Every once in a while we are fortunate to attend an event that is a pleasure, these are usually outdoors on one of those days with excellent weather, great views and in the company of like minded people with … [Read more...]
MaxT Solutions Retreading Factory
In order to facilitate ongoing skill and knowledge improvement, the Accident Specialist team took the initiative to arrange a detailed factory tour of the MaxT Solutions retreading (recap) factory in Westmead, Pinetown, where the full process from start to finish was carefully detailed. The tour was kindly facilitated by Mr. Gary Bushel, the factory technical manager and Mr. … [Read more...]
Tyre tread condition and insurance claims
Countless queries have been raised on this topic and likewise numerous claims have been repudiated by the insurer and reversed by the insurance ombudsman, where the insured has had a valid case, has prompted a review. The combined issue of tyres, wheels, wheel alignment1 and vehicle handling in general, is an almost endless subject where much has been written in many … [Read more...]
Accident investigation & reconstruction interactive practical day in Umdloti
This year has simply come and gone, www.accidentspecialist.co.za undertook to present a live high speed crash test (Rollover), unfortunately we have not yet been able to finalise this, however this will happen in time to come as we have secured the vehicles. Before the year was up, we decided to host a simple interactive refresher day, which was well received. The event was … [Read more...]
