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EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION FOR ROAD USERS

With only a few exceptions, South Africa has virtually no facilities along its roadways to enable motorists or road users in need to communicate this need to official or private service providers. Studies of overseas systems, many of which have been in operation for many years, have shown that there are mainly three categories of communication systems or authority service provisions, namely: emergency call-boxes or signal terminals along high vehicle density freeways or in passes and tunnels that have a higher than normal accident risk; an emergency channel radio monitoring system where officially appointed and equipped persons monitor pre-determined radio frequencies for emergency calls; and a system of scheduled road patrols along selected routes by patrol officers in patrol vehicles especially marked and equipped for this task. Each of the above mentioned systems has definite advantages and shortcomings. The object of the research described is to implement and evaluate each, or combinations of these systems, in different parts of South Africa, in conjunction with the relevant local authorities concerned. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 288720. (TRRL)

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • Annual Transportation Convention held at Milner Park Showgrounds, Johannesburg 25-29 July 1983, Volume 2.
  • Corporate Authors:

    Council for Scientific & Industrial Res S Africa

    P.O. Box 395
    Pretoria,   South Africa 
  • Authors:
    • BOTHA, G J
    • Kralingen, Van
  • Publication Date: 1983

Language

  • Afrikaans

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00471114
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
  • Files: ITRD, TRIS
  • Created Date: May 31 1988 12:00AM