Our Team
About Our Foundation
Meet the dedicated leaders and founding members who drive our mission to make South African roads safer for everyone.
Meet the dedicated leaders and founding members who drive our mission to make South African roads safer for everyone.
The Road Safety Foundation South Africa is committed to reducing the number of crashes and resulting injuries and fatalities on our roads. Collaborating with Government entities and developing strategic partnerships with the Private Sector, the Foundation strives to introduce an acceptable and efficient mechanism of making our roads safer.
The Road Safety Foundation South Africa was formed back in 2007 by Petro Kruger and Philip Hull, both of whom had more than 20 years of road safety experience. With a number of entities being continuously critical of Government policies and general lack of effective efficiency amongst traffic officers, we decided to try doing things differently. This brought both success and failure.
The positive communication with Government at Ministerial level to local authorities which for us was a priority, was made impossible by the frequent, ongoing changes of these individuals. Compounding the problem, was the fact that in most cases, the appointed individuals had very little or no experience in road safety, often resulting in decisions based on very little fact. (dropping the blood alcohol limit to a zero base as an example).
We hold a unique position within the road safety arena, in that three of the four Directors hold, or have held medical qualifications and have 'walked in the blood' at various crashes over the years. Attending to the injured with both the physical and emotional impact, reinforces our strategy and determination to making a difference on our roads.
Experienced leaders guiding our road safety initiatives
Founder Member and Director
Focusing on Legal Issues and child and infant transportation safety.
Founder Member and Director
Leading our strategic vision and road safety initiatives with decades of experience in transportation safety.
Director
Overseeing research and development of innovative road safety solutions and technologies, with special focus on driver training and networking.
Medical Director
Providing medical expertise and insights into road safety from a healthcare perspective, focusing on injury prevention and trauma response protocols.
Detailed backgrounds of our experienced leadership team
Founding Partner & Director
A founding partner of the RSFSA, who also up until recently was registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa, specialises in infant and child transportation as well as legislation, Petro brings a wealth of passion and knowledge to the road safety arena.
Founding Partner & Director
The other founding partner of the RSFSA, Philip has accumulated over 40 years of road safety experience. As a past Director of one of the largest retail motor groups and as a qualified paramedic, Philip has been able to combine two of his passions. 'Walking in the blood' at crash scenes gives Philip a unique motivation to make our roads safer by reducing the number of crashes on our roads.
Medical Director
A recent addition to the RSFSA team, Sharon is a Doctor who also has spent too much time 'Walking in the blood' and thus passionate about making a difference. Focused on driver health and related issues, Sharon's intuitive and enquiring mind lends itself to exciting and ground breaking research into these topics.
Director - Driver Training
With a core focus on driver training, Eugene has been in the road safety space for over 20 years. MASTERDRIVE, one of Eugene's companies, offers preliminary, defensive and advanced driver training on all vehicles from motorcycles to heavy commercial vehicles. On various transport and road safety boards, Eugene brings a wide spectrum of knowledge and experience on all aspects of road safety.