Buckle up on the roads, says QASA
With the country's roads busy this Easter long weekend - the message to drivers and their passengers is... buckle up!
CEO of the QuadPara Association of South Africa - Ari Seirlis says they are out and about on national routes this long weekend on a mission to keep their membership down.
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"We deploy paraplegics and quadraplegics who have been victims of road crashes to engage the public at petrol stations. They inform the public that if you use your seat belt, in an event of a road crash - the chances of a catastrophic injury are reduced. Buckle up, we don't want new members," he said.
Seirlis says wearing a seat belt drastically reduces the chances of spinal injuries in the event of an accident.
He says their award-winning road safety campaign will continue through Monday when most people are expected to head back home after Easter.