Save a life by understanding route marker boards in South Africa
Contained in all route marker boards in South Africa is invaluable information in case of an emergency. This could save your life.
In a lifetime you’ll drive past millions of route marker boards in South Africa. But the majority of us almost certainly won’t know anything about them. Including the invaluable information they contain in case of an emergency.
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Route marker boards in South Africa are to be found on all national routes. The idea being that if any emergency occurs on that road, the information contained within can pinpoint your location for emergency services. This could be the difference between life and death for someone being seriously injured, reports TopAuto.
ROUTE MARKER BOARDS IN SOUTH AFRICA
As Mzansi gears up for the festive season, it’s important you understand the route marker boards in South Africa. This knowledge might be the difference between your holiday turning into a nightmare should something unfortunate happen.
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The code hidden in route marker boards in South Africa goes like so. The name of the road (top left), the particular section of route (top right), the kilometre distance (bottom left) where you are and your direction of travel (bottom right). Route marker boards in South Africa are located every 200m on national roads.
TRAVEL SAFE THIS FESTIVE SEASON
Above all, we just want South Africans to arrive safely to their holiday destinations this year. To that end we’re also sharing a handy emergency contact list for you. Not every major route is operated by the same toll company. There’s SANRAL, Bakwena, the N3 Toll Concessionary and TRAC. So here those and other useful contact details you may want to jot down before you embark on your holiday:
AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (AA)
- Telephone number: 083 843 22
- Website: www.aa.co.za
BAKWENA
- Manages 385 km of toll network. Bakwena is responsible for the N1/N4 sections in Gauteng, North West and Limpopo provinces, the N1 from Pretoria to Bela Bela, and the N4 from Pretoria to the Botswana Border.
- Head office telephone number: 011 519 0400
- Customer care line number for all enquiries: 0800 2259362 / 012 743 9000
- Email: info@bakwena.co.za
- Website: www.bakwena.co.za
EMERGENCY NUMBERS
- 10111 and 112
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N3TC
- Manages 415 km of the N3 toll road between Cedara in KZN and Heidelburg, Gauteng.
- Head office telephone number: 087 285 6382
- Customer care line for all enquiries: 0800 63 4357
- Website: www.n3tc.co.za
SANRAL CALL CENTRE
- Report bad driving to 0860 400 800
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TRAC
- Manages the N4 from Pretoria to the East, and across the border into Mozambique
- Head office telephone number: 011 805 8788
- Customer care line for all enquiries: 0800 872 264
- Website: www.tracn4.co.za
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