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...]

Further to our previous update posted on 18th May 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/) Amaan is making excellent progress; a key stage in the build with the Sudden Deflation M.Sc Project. Accident Specialist is proud to be supporting and assisting to … [Read more...]

Should you or one of your vehicles be involved in an accident, it is important to determine what happened, how it happened and who may be responsible. Accident Specialist was invited to present at Geotab Connect's event and can be viewed below or by using the following link: https://youtu.be/HxgnG37NL18. … [Read more...]

Accident Specialist was invited to present at MasterDrive's first hybrid workshop themed ‘Driving Excellence - the role of companies: examining their responsibilities and ethics’.The full event can be viewed by clicking below or using the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbM2tZJbVi4; to view our presentation, see from time frame 27:50 to 45:04). … [Read more...]