A man from Rosedale’s continued efforts to combat speeding in Kamesh Road, led to him being nicknamed “Mr Speedhump”.
Mr Speedhump, or Nico Nelson as he is known, said, “Finally after more than seven years of petitions, the one after the other letters to officials, and lots of complaining and meetings, I am glad to see that speed calming measures are happening in Kamesh Road.
“I did stacks of research on the road before I started with my traffic calming measures campaign during November 2017. Kamesh Road has a high accident record. Statistics confirmed that most of the accidents reported occurred in areas where there were no speed control measures.
“Now, I will focus on the other problem area, to have speed humps in Acacia Street as well as a traffic circle at the Acacia/Kamesh crossing. As this crossing links with the new R4.5 million extended road towards Moeggesukkel, the traffic has increased and at peak hour it is very busy.”
Nelson currently is running a petition to have the necessary speed calming measures installed at the Acacia crossing as well as in streets where speeding is a problem, like Wagtail Street, Rosedale Lane and McNaughton Drive.
“I like to serve my community. It is my right as a citizen to raise my concerns. People asked me why I do not stand as an Independent Candidate, but I do not want to be involved in politics, I do what I can, wherever I see change is needed,” said Nelson.
