Road Safety Ads During The South Africa 2010 World Cup: Excellent Idea

I was watching the South Africa 2010 World Cup the other day, and I saw this ad on one side of the pitch:

You can see the panel that Says "Stay Alert. Stay Alive" from the South African Road Safety Program. I think that it is an excellent advice for everybody on roads or streets (Pedestrians and Drivers included).

I found out that this organization is involved in this ad campaign:

The Organization is http://www.arrivealive.co.za/ and this is it's vision: " To develop an effective road safety information portal that will enhance awareness of road safety and save lives".

I think that it is an excellent idea to make this ad campaign during this World Cup. Many People will be more aware about traffic safety, and this awareness will reduce traffic accidents and will save lives. Visit the organization's website. Remember, Always obey all traffic laws and drive safely!.

A Traffic Jam Morning And Its Solutions.

I was driving on the streets of Lima, Peru. It was 7:50 AM. and the traffic was horrible. I tried to take the route with less cars, but it was impossible, and I couldn't scape from traffic. Everywhere I looked there was a traffic jam. Later that day when I was at home I started thinking about the traffic problem in Lima, and I arrived to these conclusions:

First, There are too many road works at the same time, so most of the main roads are partially or totally closed, forcing the cars to take alternative roads, and because these alternative roads are not prepared to receive that many cars, accidents can happen. The traffic authorities have to plan ahead before any road work, and have to choose the proper alternative roads, and publish those alternative roads on newspapers or another media, so that the drivers would know in advance which road to take.

Second, There are too many road works because elections for new district authorities are coming soon, and some district authorities want to be re elected for another period, so they do road works to get more votes (road works that should have been done a long time ago).

Third, most of the drivers in the public transportation system do not have the proper driver license, and in some cases they drive awful. Public transportation buses race between them in order to get more passengers making the streets more dangerous.

Fourth, There are too many cars circulating on the streets, and some of them are very old, or don't work properly. They should be removed from the streets. The traffic authorities have to take care of that.

And Fifth, All the people involved in the traffic system has to make an effort to obey all traffic laws. Here in Lima Peru, most people (pedestrians and drivers) don't obey traffic laws.

These are some pictures of traffic jams in Lima Peru.


You can see a traffic jam in a tunnel with a public transportation bus that is not allowed to be there, an intersection with drivers that do not respect each other, a road work causing a traffic jam, and a public transportation bus going the wrong way.

Remember People, obey all traffic laws and drive safely!