{"id":8053,"date":"2013-07-18T10:53:51","date_gmt":"2013-07-18T08:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=8053"},"modified":"2013-07-18T10:53:51","modified_gmt":"2013-07-18T08:53:51","slug":"traffic-signs-finally-replaced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/opinion-edition\/2013\/07\/18\/traffic-signs-finally-replaced\/","title":{"rendered":"Traffic signs finally replaced"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Resident”, Germiston South, writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

It gives me great pleasure to report the prompt service occasionally received from the metro.<\/p>

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I, personally, have brought stolen traffic signs to the attention of room 104 at the Germiston Customer Care Centre regularly, since early May.<\/p>\n

Apparently an exercise in futility.<\/p>

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Change of tactics – I reported the matter directly to the road-sign officer at the SAAME building on June 4 and, voila, in less than 48 hours two teams were on the scene.<\/p>\n

They repainted the road markings, installed a brand new stop sign and replaced the “T-Junction” type chevron signpost.<\/p>\n

They also replaced other stolen signposts at the three-way split from Refinery Road into Lake and Parkhill roads.<\/p>\n

Much thanks to the gentleman responsible and to the teams responsible for the rehabilitation of this intersection or “junction”.<\/p>\n

However, it is such a pity that even this prompt reaction appears to have happened a day or two too late.<\/p>\n

Clear evidence of a collision is visible at this point.<\/p>\n

I have a suggestion for the metro when it comes to traffic signs: shouldn’t the newly installed poles (that hold the traffic signs) be concreted or cemented into the ground as opposed to just inserting them loosely into the soil?<\/p>\n

Currently they’re only about 30 to 50cm deep.<\/p>\n

This could be an open invitation for the thieves to steal them again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>

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