Abstract:
Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Southern African Transport Conference 12 - 15 July 2004 "Getting recognition for the importance of transport", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa. The presentation concentrates on details of and results achieved by Phase 8 of the Arrive
Alive campaign, which took place during the Festive Season 2003/2004. The campaign
encouraged the provinces and local authorities to participate in enforcement activities,
concentrating on highly visible activities on a single theme supported by communication
carried out nationally.
The campaign sought to include all aspects of road safety: advertising and public relations,
heavy visible enforcement, and a coordinated effort in terms of strategic focus.
The public relations campaign reached the vast majority of South Africans in both
advertisements and media campaigns.
A “lights on” campaign and a National Call Centre drove the message of the co-responsibility
of all road users to regulate their own behaviour, and to report violations to a central number
from which warning letters would be dispatched.
The campaign was successful in reducing fatalities on South African roads over the previous
season, in spite of an increase of 6% in traffic volumes.
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