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“EXCELLENCE THROUGH KNOWLEDGE” P A G E 27 Editor’s Note: This research was published in full in the Journal of Arts, Science & Technology, Volume 10, 2017. Data collected from the Road User Behaviour Survey revealed that 71% of pedestrians indicated that they ‘step into the path of moving vehicles to indicate that they intend to cross’; it is recommended that road designers should raise the elevation of pedestrian crossings so as to also act as a speed reducer. This will prevent pedestrians being mowed down while using pedestrian crossings. Other variables indicated that 74% of passengers in public passenger vehicles request stops at any point along a route; while 66% of drivers proceed to overtake slower vehicles where there is an unbroken white line. These habits, and others, are significant contributory factors to the frequency and severity of road crashes. Road users’ negative behaviours need to be curtailed as we seek to lower road fatalities within this Decade of Road Safety.