{"id":45996,"date":"2026-04-23T14:18:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T12:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/darker-days-are-here-have-you-checked-your-vehicle-lights\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T14:18:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T12:18:22","slug":"darker-days-are-here-have-you-checked-your-vehicle-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/darker-days-are-here-have-you-checked-your-vehicle-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Darker days are here \u2013 have you checked your vehicle lights?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It may only be late April, but the shift in seasons is already being felt. Mornings are darker, evenings are closing in sooner, and there&rsquo;s a definite chill in the air &#8211; all clear signs that winter is on its way.<\/p>\n<p>With reduced daylight hours and visibility becoming more challenging, ensuring your vehicle&rsquo;s lights are in full working order is not just important &#8211; it&rsquo;s essential.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Visibility is one of the most critical factors in road safety,&rdquo; says Dewald Ranft, Chairman of the Motor Industry Workshop Association (MIWA), a proud association of the Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI). &ldquo;Many accidents could be avoided if motorists simply ensured their vehicle lights were functioning properly and used correctly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Winter driving conditions often mean travelling in low light, whether early in the morning or later in the evening. Add to that the ongoing challenge of faulty or non-operational street lighting in some areas, and the risks increase&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/news.aspx?s=1&#038;i=77148&#038;page=darker-days-are-here-have-you-checked-your-vehicle-lights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on Arrive Alive <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It may only be late April, but the shift in seasons is already being felt. Mornings are darker, evenings are closing in sooner, and there&rsquo;s a definite chill in the air &#8211; all clear signs that winter is on its way. With reduced daylight hours and visibility becoming more challenging, ensuring your vehicle&rsquo;s lights are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45997,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/\/ckfinder\/userfiles\/images\/Corolloa%20lights.JPG","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2149],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-accidents"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/\/ckfinder\/userfiles\/images\/Corolloa%20lights.JPG","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}