Glenugie four-way stop traffic offenders brought to book
Residents gathered at the intersection of Glenugie Road and Manors Road in Pinetown to show their support an awareness campaign to get motorists to abide by the traffic rules.
MORE than 40 residents arrived at the four-way stop at the intersection of Glenugie and Manors Roads on Thursday afternoon (19 February) to raise awareness about traffic violations at the intersection.
Two officers, one from the Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) and the other from Metro Police, had their hands full in trying to catch and fine as many traffic offenders as possible. Some of the major violations included not stopping, speeding and driving straight over the intersection in a left-only lane.
One man was arrested for trying to bribe one of the officers after he was pulled over for a traffic violation.
Organiser of the event, Steve Duckworth from the Manors Neighbourhood Watch, said: “We are here today to highlight the ongoing problem of abuse of the Manors four-way stop, and also the chronic speeding in Glenugie Road. These problems have existed for far too long, with very little being done by the authorities to enforce the road rules.”
Duckworth said rumble strips or speed humps, proper road markings, proper signage (60km/h and 3.5 ton signs), fixed speed cameras and possible traffic lights were desperately needed at the intersection.
“It is totally unacceptable that vehicles regularly speed at more than 100kp/h in a 60kp/h zone. Motorcycles are even worse, reaching an estimated 160km/h day and night in Glenugie Road. Councillor, Bruce Sutcliffe, has undertaken to contact the eThekwini Transport Authority and other relevant departments with regard to urgent action and solutions to these problems,” he said.
Duckworth said, besides the danger for pedestrians and other motorists, there is an extreme noise pollution problem as a result of speeding: “We appeal to all residents and road users to obey the speed limits and the stop signs.”
He thanked all who participated in the awareness campaign, Bruce Sutcliffe, Metro Police, RTI, ProForce Security and residents: “We also thank Fourway Spar for their support and Wakefields for providing the parking, as well as all those who donated toward the cost of the signs. We hope to hold more awareness campaigns in coming months and have been assured by Metro of their continued support.”
