Several accidents have occurred in Kamesh Road, some fatal, claiming the deaths of bread winners, fathers, mothers and children. Reckless motorists think they have the freedom of the road.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI believe that Nelson Mandela\u2019s intention was not to open a graveyard when he with great originality opened Kamesh Road,\u201d said Nelson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nelson explained that where he lives, at 15 Kamesh Road, the road is relatively straight and this results in motorists tending to then drive at high speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt poses a great danger to us as residents living next to the road. We have to be very careful when we use this road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSeveral accidents have occurred in Kamesh Road, some fatal, claiming the deaths of bread winners, fathers, mothers and children. Reckless motorists think they have the freedom of the road.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nelson has done a lot of research on the road and has also wrote several letters of concern to municipal officials and even the honorable mayor Athol Trollip regarding the speeding in Kamesh Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe road has a high accident record. Statistics confirmed that most of the accidents reported \u2013 and also those not reported \u2013 occurs in the areas where there are no speed control measures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTherefore I believe that additional speed humps as well as traffic lights at the Kamesh and Acacia crossing will definitely have an impact on speedsters,\u201d said Nelson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are only four speed humps in the length of Kamesh Road. Coming from town heading into Kamesh Road the first traffic calming measure is close to St Jospehs Primary, then opposite Kamesh police station, opposite Allanridge Civic Centre and then on the far side at C.W. Hendrickse Primary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The traffic camera which was erected close to the Kamesh police station was destroyed by informal settlement residents during a previous service delivery protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Councillor Franay van der Linde, a survey was held years ago to have speed humps installed in the whole of Kamesh Road, but unfortunately there were residents requested not to have traffic calming measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow, several years down the line, the traffic has increased dramatically and it has become a serious safety concern,\u201d said Van der Linde. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Councillor Tyron Adams from Ward 48 said residents have submitted a petition regarding the matter and requested for traffic calming measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was submitted during November 2017. The petition was send through to the relevant department and it was said that they were waiting for funding to have the traffic calming measures installed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSpeed humps are definitely to come. We hope to speed up the process to calm down the speeding in Kamesh Road,\u201d said Councillor Adams. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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