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The surprising hour when SA roads become twice as deadly for drivers.
An Optix Intelligence study found South African drivers are almost twice as likely to crash at 3 AM. Understand the factors that make this hour so perilous.
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The surprising hour when SA roads become twice as deadly for drivers.
An Optix Intelligence study found South African drivers are almost twice as likely to crash at 3 AM. Understand the factors that make this hour so perilous.