M.Ed. / The research was done in Sections A, DI, D2 and E, Giyani Township, in the Northern Province. The main participants were mothers who had lost their adult children in fatal traffic accidents. Other members of the community were also interviewed to find out about their attitudes towards traffic fatalities of young people in Giyani. The research methods used were interviews, questionnaires and observations. These three methods were found to be appropriate in the elicitation of the data. The main purpose of the research was to find out what the views of bereaved parents were with regard to an awareness campaign in road safety. After the analysis of data, it was found that people in Giyani do really need a solution to the said problem, but they would most probably prefer a support group whereby people would be offered assistance after traumatic experiences - not necessarily only when confronted with fatal traffic experiences, but all types of trauma. The opinion of a support group was that people believed traffic fatalities are unpredictable and unavoidable.