27th January 2023 at Toyota Test Track in Eston, Durban. Testing undertaken of a sudden deflation on a commercial vehicle (Iveco S-Way 470 - 20223 model Truck tractor) steer wheel at 40 km/h.The initial sudden deflation was undertaken in 2014 on a minibus taxi, at one of our previous test days. Following this, we have had countless sudden deflation cases, particularly on … [Read more...]

Traffic on the N3 in this area can reach 1,500 vehicles per hour, needless to say that is a substantial figure on any road and in any country. We wrote previously on, “The nature of our land’s topography, extending from Johannesburg to Durban, along what is arguably the lifeblood and key artery of the N3, is by any stretch of the imagination, a testing route”. There is arguably … [Read more...]

An example of driving down Town Hill in a commercial vehicle loaded with 34-tons, obeying all road rules.You can view the video below or by using the following link: https://youtu.be/aVFjgPzsMzY … [Read more...]

Highway hypnosis and driver fatigue travel together – after 27 years, this article written for FleetWatch in October 1995 remains valid in terms of human factors despite massive technological advances in the background. Everybody has heard of driver fatigue however, what is getting increased attention both locally and in the United States is the phenomenon called DWA (Driving … [Read more...]

Thank you to all who attended our online case study and information session of a commercial vehicle run off road crash into two stationary vehicles presented by Mr Craig Proctor-Parker (Accident Specialist) & Mrs Wilna Badenhorst (Forensic Road Crash Investigation Services). You can view the presentation below or by using the following link: https://youtu.be/O4-ideJRixk … [Read more...]

With massive increases in technology-assist on vehicles and in particular to assist in road safety, this technology is often in light vehicles first and typically takes longer to migrate to commercial vehicles. One of these is speed limiting. Nonetheless, even with speed limiting on commercial vehicles, it is well known that these are illegally removed or overridden.To view the … [Read more...]

An online case study and information session of a commercial vehicle run off road crash into two stationary vehicles presented by Mr Craig Proctor-Parker (Accident Specialist), Mrs Wilna Badenhorst (Forensic Road Crash Investigation Services) and Mr Luchas Steenkamp (Forensic Collision Investigations). Session is limited to 300 participants, on a first come first serve basis, … [Read more...]

Further to our previous update posted on 21st July 2022 (for ease of reference, click the following link - https://www.accidentspecialist.co.za/site/sudden-deflation-of-a-steer-wheel-tyre-on-a-commercial-vehicle/) The project has progressed well, nonetheless there have been certain inescapable delays. The sudden deflation device has seen crucial and necessary updating … [Read more...]

Perhaps those that know me will know that I have an utter contempt for politics and am one that puts nature and animals very nearly before Mankind themself, and lives by the adage “nice-to-have and not have-to-have”. We are generally a destructive and utterly survivalist bunch, to our own blind detriment. Like all of us, I have opinions; however, these will usually remain … [Read more...]