Times of Eswatini

Poor maintenanc­e of vehicles-a cause of traffic accidents

- DUMISA FROM THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT PREVENTION PERSPECTIV­E SEAMLESS SINCEPHETE­LO

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owǡ ever›one amasses enou‰h cash tpeonusbtu­urp›ewatnhitde­hoctwharen­misaancrao­artǡhobonu­nlt›ovrfeudr›nemnliitan­tnl‰edǡ cbsautnot also roadworth›. his applies to both

STAKE AWAYS

Develop a service habit and history for your car

Invest in good and balanced tyres Check your brakes regularly Look after your car engine so it never stalls Kill your speed or you will be killed po‰ercictvuea­rtšsep.aonsudecdh­coifmnaumt­lhtesrcaei­svaelwnvoe­trhanincol­eausctǡcwt­i›dhreiecnsh­tǡ OR KILL SOMEONE IN TRAFfiC

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SERVICING A VEHICLE

we have witǡhjuhsi­st Ǧ f͵boeʹraͲaui­bte›oͶȀu͸bt.etahsretec­heoa›msebharian­sdantoihow­ins. riedes.a›s this is one helluva mYionvhels­a.vuheemspge­weadciws esonii.mtǦ

“lena sisi ngumshina.

sporuesnsd­ivine.theonpǯitp­feo.dzr‰et the

asked about his fdfruroeiv­ml ecstohanes­msupomenpe­sdtieohrne­Ȃismjiunpd­co‰esinhe‰es boandhwisi­tchafru. eDzl coeenksuem­ndpstiaorn­e. thheisreis­vwcohuent ‰pouetsfouo­pttaon͸d.

etrol ȋoinftuhse­eulrc‰hoaeinssdo­tǡuawnt ecthesekȌd­w.ai›nsdtaohrwe

ke lapho uyaphela

tvroesrfpe›eol‰ntoshioebd­lp›. insocdhr.idvoen“ǯtu‰iteet andhiist hisasanrǯt­eadlils›ap‰opoidnctea­dr tmre› onfcte.n acnrodss thhaevceon­uontǦ hsuapdpaos­bereitakad­lsowhnelsp­isncthe.at vilcoionk‰ aitftrer‰uitlasrulc›.h as serǦ thishcaavr­efodreacsi­dloend‰taos kceaenp.

eople walk up to me to lmetakite‰oofǨfers and just canǯt taraeffvic­ehoircflae­isl tohactlicm­abn astsatlele­inp itnhcelifn­loewanodf as a direct result freak accidents occur. tlhohitset­ooifnrtc›hueamsnebd­vetenhhtui­ocslwe‰sinvwerots­uhwledmith­amovueetcc­hsoeamrnve­iicctaoel problems as soon as the› own them. rivǦ ers often park on the road side to seek hmealp› acnadupseo­tuenntieal­cl›esbseacro›maenadhavœoari dathbalet aocnceidwe­onutlsd. doislclowv­einr ‰thtahtetph­reoobwlenm­ercwloosue­l›dǡ fhuanvdesn­tot‰aivse›tehtebcear­inaappr opseitrios­enrtvoicre­a.ise thhaiostri­wtaihnlla›ascsasir‰soitnothdm­eaodntridi­ovnevǡriet­tnoishseai­mtveopfiot­tr›‰traienpstǦ. dpifnfe‰roentawlle­saothrtesr ocof nrodaitdio­snusrǡ feascpesci­anlld› whoemn eitvreahin­icsl.es bear uneven t›res where one brand is mišed with another and the balance of the car would be compromise­d.

ood brakes should follow ‰ood t›resǡ iwhdehenne­crteiefbie­ni‰dbvaresahk­tihecelfea­msilhauajr­overewccaa­ouusslede.dhacvceidb­eenetns

TYRES AND BRAKES

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hBeRlUluTv­aUrSidien. front of his BMW 320i e46, he says this is one
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It moves.
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