The residents of Marlands and Denlee want the roads in their areas to be safe.<\/p>\n
They believe that if speed humps were erected in their areas they would assist in maintaining the speed limit and lessening the number of accidents in the areas.<\/p>
Marlands residents would like a speed hump put up in the slip-way from Kraft Road into Barbara Road, to stop accidents (the most recent accident was on October 8).<\/p>\n
\u201cOn October 8 the driver of a BMW lost control and crashed through the wall of Woodmere Villas.<\/p>
\u201cFortunately there were no serious injuries, but the resident of the unit was watering the garden just 10 minutes prior to the accident; had she still been there, she could have been hurt seriously or even killed,\u201d said Marlands resident Schalk Jansen van Vuuren.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are quite a lot of accidents in the area and I believe speeding is the main cause.\u201d<\/p>\n
Denlee residents would like speed humps put on Chapman Road and Whitford Road, with special focus on the corner where these two roads meet.<\/p>\n
The GCN contacted the metro, as well as the ward councillors for each area, to find out what the likelihood of the request for speed bumps being successful was.<\/p>\n
Ward 21 councillor Tania Campbell said: \u201cA formal request has to be sent to the roads department.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe roads department will then go out and do an evaluation on the situation; this includes a traffic impact study.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe roads department is guided by the Road Traffic Ordinance Act, and will not erect any speed humps that do not comply with the Act.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey will also not erect any speed humps on main roads where emergency vehicles travel, or on any national or provincial roads, Kraft Road is a main\/semi-provincial road.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the evaluation is done and the request is approved it has to be placed on the budget. If the council is already in a current budget cycle and funds are not available it has to be budgeted for the next year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Campbell explained that the erection of speed Bumps is not an overnight situation and that the EMPD is responsible for traffic regulations in the area.<\/p>\n
Ward 36’s councillor Chris Swanepoel commented: \u201cIt is easier for residents of Denlee\/Lambton and other areas in Ward 36 with similar requests to contact me personally, so that I can assist and fast track their enquiries and requests.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy contact number is 082 377 3401.<\/p>\n
\u201cEnquiries for speed humps can be made with the senior engineer of roads and storm water on 011 999-1111, or the engineer of roads and storm water on 011 999-1206.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe likelihood of a request being successful depends on the type of road.<\/p>\n
\u201cOther methods of traffic calming, like ripple applications and\/or road marking boards, or even robot systems, can be utilised, dependent on the road and the findings of the roads and storm water department\u2019s investigations of a particular road.<\/p>\n
The EMPD can also be requested to deploy staff to manage and enforce speed calming where vehicles travel at higher speeds than indicated for suburban roads.\u201d<\/p>\n
At the time of going to press the GCN had not received comment from the metro.<\/p>\n
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