Offenders on the road who make a mockery of the traffic rules and ignore others, will now have a grim situation to deal with. That’s because the folks from Rager have launched a SMS-based anti-road rage service that aims to promote safer driving. As per Carmen du Preez, marketing manager for Rager, it is a “road management service which will pass the problem back to where it belongs, the offender.

People looking to report offenders will need to simply text their complaint to 34792 and the anonymous SMS could promote safer and more courteous driving. The best part about anonymity is that road users (both the offender and the offended) can interact with one another.

Rager is well equipped to keep track of regular offenders through crowd-sourced input and in cases where an offender becomes a serious hazard; the relevant authorities can be notified and the matter escalated. Rager may be an SMS based service but it does not endorse texting while driving and therefore an informative online site has been created where visitors can read the ‘Rules of Rage’ and monitor recent rage posts. People looking to apologize for their offense can do the same using the website. Another feature, ‘rave’ is being developed to compliment each other on good and courteous driving behavior.

How to pay your traffic fines online

It’s no fun being caught speeding or getting a parking fine. It’s even less fun being summoned to go to court after ignoring the notices! There is a new service available that you can use to view and pay your fines online. In case you want to dispute the fine they also provide the traffic camera photo for your convenience – there is quite a few of myself sitting cozy in the drivers seat.

I just logged in and saw a few outstanding fines on my name. All you need is your ID number. There are two sites depending on your area – Payfines.co.za for Jozi and viewfines.co.za for Cape Town. C’mon be a good citizen and pay your fines!