BURGERSFORT – Since heavy storms damaged most of the stop signs in the CBD last year, no one has bothered to fix them.
It looks like not only potholes and traffic lights are a concern to the town’s motorists, but the stop signs pose a danger too. Several people complained about the stop signs in town, but they seemed most concerned about the one opposite Mogale Wa Bagale Secondary School.
“The stop signs have been damaged and are still lying on the ground and we only see them when we’re close by,” Mr Thabo Madalana, parent of a pupil at the school, complained.
Inter City taxi drivers also complained about the damaged signs. “Worse is that we have a flood of tickets splashed by traffic officers for not stopping at the signs.
The stop signs are not visible.” When the newspaper visited the site, some drivers crossed four-way stops without even yielding.
Spokesman for the Greater Tubatse Municipality, Mr Thabiso Mokoena, said, “We have a plan to fix all roads and stop signs in town. We are awaiting contractors who will help with the road problems,” he promised.
