Good afternoon. My son is 11weeks and i need to know what i should do if i have to drive a long distance. I cant put the child in the back of the car cause it is only us 2. can i put the child in the front facing the back?
Answer:
You can have your child on the front seat as long as his baby seat is rear facing and you have de-activated the airbag. Drive at a lower speed and take a break every 2 hours. It will be good for him too to get out and stretch a bit. Soothing music also helps to keep him calm. If you do need to attend to him, pull over where it is safe first. Children, especially new babies, can be a huge distraction when driving.
Keep well my friend
Much love
Peggie Mars
Founder – Wheel Well
For Children in Road Safety
072 385 7121
www.wheelwell.co.za
Also view:
Child restraints and Road Safety
Car Seats for Children and Legislation in South Africa
This weekend sees the 2015 Formula DRIFT championship hit up Road Atlanta and, after the drama of Round 1 on The Streets of Long Beach, we’re looking forward to tuning into the live stream and keeping an eye on the action.
Check the timetable below to make sure you tune in at the right time (all times are GMT):
Friday, May 8, 2015 - Practice & Qualifying 15:30 – 16:00 - Global Time Attack 2 – Track 11:15 – 12:00 - Trans Fast 5 Qualifying – Track 17:15 – 17:45 - Global Time Attack 3 – Track 18:00 – 18:30 - Global Time Attack 4 – Track 19:30 – 20:15 - Trans Practice / Qualifying – Track 20:00 – 21:00 - FD: Autograph Signing Session – TBA 21:30 – 0:30 - FD: Open Practice – Track 0:30 – 03:00 - FD: Qualifying – Track
Saturday, May 9, 2015 - Main Event 13:00 – 13:30 - Global Time Attack 1 – Track 13:45 – 14:15 - Global Time Attack 2 – Track 14:30 - 115:40 – Trans – Foametix Muscle Car Challenge (TA2) – Track 15:55 – 16:25 - Global Time Attack 3 – Track 16:40 – 17:50 - Trans – Foametix Trans 100 (TA & TA3 A&I) – Track 19:30 – 21:00 - FD: Open Practice – Top 32 – Track 21:00 – 23:00 - MAIN COMPETITION: Round of 32 – Track 23:00 – 00:30 - HALF TIME BREAK 00:30 - NATIONAL ANTHEM / OPENING CEREMONIES – Track 01:00 - MAIN COMPETITION: Round of 16 to Finals – Track 03:00 – 03:30 - TROPHY CEREMONY & CLOSING
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Written by Ali Posted on May 8, 2015. Filed under Drift News, Featured. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry
The Consignor legislation came into force on 31 Jan and is based on the following principles. It has been widely recognised and the principle accepted, both by the freight transport industry and the law enforcement authorities, that there is a need, in certain cases, to extend the responsibility of heavy vehicle overloading to the consignor and consignee, who may also benefit from the overloading of freight vehicles. A precedent has already been set with the new dangerous goods legislation. The NDoT prepared draft consignor/consignee legislation during 2000, which was revised during 2003. It was published in October 2014 as legislation and became effective on 31 Jan 2015 Main issues addressed in legislation Various issues are addressed in the regulations as follows: · The proposed regulations will only be applicable to vehicles that carry mass goods (not volume goods);
A consignor or consignee shall not offer goods nor accept goods if the vehicle in which the goods will be or has been transported is not loaded in accordance with the requirements of the Road Traffic Act;
Consignors that are responsible for the loading of an operator’s vehicle shall be required to ensure the correct loading of the vehicle;
A consignor or consignee shall not conclude a contract to transport goods on a vehicle with an operator if the vehicle is overloaded when the load is transported on the vehicle;
In cases where the tonnage of goods transported exceeds 500 000 kg per month and a consignor shall be required to (i) have a method for establishing the mass of a vehicle and the axles and axle units of the vehicle and (ii) keep records of all loads transported from his or her premises;
The operator shall carry a goods declaration containing specific information regarding the vehicle/vehicles making up the combination, the operator of the vehicle(s) and the consignor(s) and consignee(s);
The consignor/consignee and operator shall conclude a written agreement for the transportation of goods.
The operator shall have insurance against incidents.
This weekend sees the 2015 Formula DRIFT championship hit up Road Atlanta and, after the drama of Round 1 on The Streets of Long Beach, we’re looking forward to tuning into the live stream and keeping an eye on the action.
Check the timetable below to make sure you tune in at the right time (all times are GMT):
Friday, May 8, 2015 - Practice & Qualifying 15:30 – 16:00 - Global Time Attack 2 – Track 11:15 – 12:00 - Trans Fast 5 Qualifying – Track 17:15 – 17:45 - Global Time Attack 3 – Track 18:00 – 18:30 - Global Time Attack 4 – Track 19:30 – 20:15 - Trans Practice / Qualifying – Track 20:00 – 21:00 - FD: Autograph Signing Session – TBA 21:30 – 0:30 - FD: Open Practice – Track 0:30 – 03:00 - FD: Qualifying – Track
Saturday, May 9, 2015 - Main Event 13:00 – 13:30 - Global Time Attack 1 – Track 13:45 – 14:15 - Global Time Attack 2 – Track 14:30 - 115:40 – Trans – Foametix Muscle Car Challenge (TA2) – Track 15:55 – 16:25 - Global Time Attack 3 – Track 16:40 – 17:50 - Trans – Foametix Trans 100 (TA & TA3 A&I) – Track 19:30 – 21:00 - FD: Open Practice – Top 32 – Track 21:00 – 23:00 - MAIN COMPETITION: Round of 32 – Track 23:00 – 00:30 - HALF TIME BREAK 00:30 - NATIONAL ANTHEM / OPENING CEREMONIES – Track 01:00 - MAIN COMPETITION: Round of 16 to Finals – Track 03:00 – 03:30 - TROPHY CEREMONY & CLOSING
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Written by Ali Posted on May 8, 2015. Filed under Drift News, Featured. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry
What It Is: To say the final Mini Clubman was a compelling oddball would be an understatement. It was half hatchback, half station wagon and nearly completely strange, with a 5-door layout that integrated rear barn doors and a rear-hinged suicide door on one side only. It was as well modest to ever be taken seriously as a load-lugger—despite Mini trying, and failing, to make a case—but it undoubtedly had an abundance of character.
This is our rendered take on what the new version to be launched later this year will look like. We know that it will be larger and much more sensible—indeed, it’s set to be the greatest Mini but in terms of all round dimensions. The big question is whether or not it will be able to match any of the idiosyncratic charm of its predecessor.
2013 Mini Cooper Clubman
The Clubman will, in essence, be a station-wagon version of the 4-door Cooper hatchback, with an extended cargo area. The rear-hinged “clubdoor” has gone, replaced by standard doors (and one particular on every single side!), but it will stick with twin side-hinged doors at the back, with the glass in every getting its own dinky tiny wiper blade. If it sticks to the published dimensions of the apparently production ready Clubman Concept that was shown at the 2014 Geneva auto show, it will be some 10 inches longer than the last Clubman and a half a foot up on the Countryman, which, till now, has been the greatest Mini.
Why It Matters: In the U.S. we fear that it won’t. Promoting station wagons is enough of a challenge here in the ideal of times, let alone a little one particular that carries the price premium that comes with a Mini badge. But in those components of the planet where tourers still reign—like Europe—this is a sensible move to broaden the appeal of the Mini hatchback. Luggage accommodation is unlikely to be overly generous, but it will nonetheless be the most spacious Mini to date for both men and women and stuff. Mini insiders have hinted that we can also count on to see an all-wheel-drive version later on, which will broaden its appeal still additional.
Platform: Like its F56 Mini brethren, the Clubman sits on BMW’s new front-drive UKL1 platform, which also underpins the not too long ago launched (and thankfully not-for-the-U.S.) BMW 2-Series Active Tourer. Mechanically it will share all main elements with the Mini hatchback (and the 2er), including the very same independent rear suspension. BMW has resisted the temptation to match a less costly (and far more space-effective) torsion beam at the back, which need to make certain the Clubman drives as crisply as its hatchback siblings but efficiently precludes offering third-row seating in this model provided the packaging constraints.
2013 Mini Cooper Clubman
Powertrain: All will be familiar, with the same 3- and 4-cylinder gasoline engines as the existing Cooper hatchback, probably running all the way to the 228-hp John Cooper Operates powertrain, and with a decision of automatic or stick-shift transmissions. Europeans will also be in a position to pick diesel versions, although they practically undoubtedly won’t make it to the U.S. And as mentioned above, the platform gives all-wheel drive, which we think will be presented as an choice some time following launch.
Competition: Fiat 500L, Ford Focus ST, Volkswagen Golf SportWagen.
Estimated Arrival and Value: Appear for the new Clubman to arrive in the 4th quarter of 2015, and to command roughly $ 1500 far more than the commensurate 2-door, non-Clubman hatchbacks.
The Consignor legislation came into force on 31 Jan and is based on the following principles. It has been widely recognised and the principle accepted, both by the freight transport industry and the law enforcement authorities, that there is a need, in certain cases, to extend the responsibility of heavy vehicle overloading to the consignor and consignee, who may also benefit from the overloading of freight vehicles. A precedent has already been set with the new dangerous goods legislation. The NDoT prepared draft consignor/consignee legislation during 2000, which was revised during 2003. It was published in October 2014 as legislation and became effective on 31 Jan 2015 Main issues addressed in legislation Various issues are addressed in the regulations as follows: · The proposed regulations will only be applicable to vehicles that carry mass goods (not volume goods);
A consignor or consignee shall not offer goods nor accept goods if the vehicle in which the goods will be or has been transported is not loaded in accordance with the requirements of the Road Traffic Act;
Consignors that are responsible for the loading of an operator’s vehicle shall be required to ensure the correct loading of the vehicle;
A consignor or consignee shall not conclude a contract to transport goods on a vehicle with an operator if the vehicle is overloaded when the load is transported on the vehicle;
In cases where the tonnage of goods transported exceeds 500 000 kg per month and a consignor shall be required to (i) have a method for establishing the mass of a vehicle and the axles and axle units of the vehicle and (ii) keep records of all loads transported from his or her premises;
The operator shall carry a goods declaration containing specific information regarding the vehicle/vehicles making up the combination, the operator of the vehicle(s) and the consignor(s) and consignee(s);
The consignor/consignee and operator shall conclude a written agreement for the transportation of goods.
The operator shall have insurance against incidents.
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