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Road Trips in South Africa: Planning, Driving, Staying Safe and Crossing Borders

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A practical, South African guide to long-distance road travel at home and into the neighbouring countries: planning it well, driving it safely and handling what goes wrong. Twelve chapters follow a Klerksdorp family of five, with two children and a grandmother of 72, who plan their holiday in stages, budget the fuel and keep a reserve, fit the right seat for each child, book a self-catering flat safely, keep valuables out of sight, meet an elephant in a park and change a puncture well off the road; a retired Ladysmith couple who tow a caravan to their son in Windhoek, check the combination and get the right licence, practise reversing, renew a passport in time and drive on through a doubtful "your wheel!" signal and over Namibian gravel; and three friends from Vryheid who drive through Eswatini to Mozambique with the finance house's letter and border insurance, refuse runners at the border, and get an emergency travel document after a passport is stolen, with a Harrismith coach driver who has spent decades on the country's long roads: choosing when to go and a comfortable daily distance; the budget, from litres and tolls to a reserve; servicing, tyres, the pre-trip check and loading; routes, maps, offline navigation and long gaps with no fuel or signal; fatigue, overtaking, trucks, night and weather; children's car seats, older passengers and pets; booking accommodation and spotting fake listings; safe stops, smash-and-grab, staged incidents and roadblocks; towing a trailer or caravan, licence codes and snaking; passports, children's documents, the vehicle's papers and what neighbouring countries may require at the border; park rules, animals and gravel roads; and breakdowns, medical emergencies, crashes and lost documents away from home. Rules in general terms, with official sources to check before you go. 30 diagrams and photographs, worked examples, practice exercises with answers, a trip planner, a budget sheet, a pre-trip checklist, a packing list, a daily driving plan, checklists for children and pets, bookings, towing and border documents, a park visit plan, a road safety card, an emergency card, a glossary, where to get help, and 144 Exam prep questions. A Skills Series title. No car, tyre, caravan, booking, insurance or fuel brands are named or recommended. Lecturers: a free Facilitator Guide (session plans built around a private trip file, strict boundaries for the class, teaching notes and every answer) is available to colleges registered with HybridE. To register your college, contact Thandeka on 073 431 6763.

What is inside

  1. Chapter 1: Planning a Road Trip
  2. Chapter 2: The Budget
  3. Chapter 3: Getting the Car Ready
  4. Chapter 4: Routes, Maps and Navigation
  5. Chapter 5: Driving Long Distances Safely
  6. Chapter 6: Travelling with Children, Older Relatives and Pets
  7. Chapter 7: Where to Stay
  8. Chapter 8: Staying Safe on the Road
  9. Chapter 9: Towing a Trailer or Caravan
  10. Chapter 10: Crossing Borders
  11. Chapter 11: National Parks, Reserves and Gravel Roads
  12. Chapter 12: When Things Go Wrong Away from Home
  13. Appendix

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