A motorist shared a video that they took showing how a truck that was marked as an abnormal load descended the pass while driving more than 100km per hour.

Ms. Estelle Coxen told the Middelburg Observer that she and her husband were recklessly overtaken by the truck last week Thursday at 16:24, during their trip to Loskop Dam.

The couple were pulling a caravan and stopped at the elevated rumble strips when the truck passed them at 100km p/h in the left hand lane. Her husband who works in the transport industry pursued the speeding truck so as to report the driver to the company.

“The truck didn’t even slow down for the rumble strips or the signs clearly stating that trucks need to descend at 40 km p/h.”

Motorists have unanimously aired their discontentment over the recently implemented rumble strips due to the effect it has on the steering of lighter motor vehicles and motorcycles.

Previous incidents where vehicles swerved into oncoming traffic to avoid the rumble strips, were also captured on video before SANRAL extended the elevated strips across the road.

The rumble strips were an alternative measure SANRAL opted for in response to back-to-back stakeholder meetings with community members, who demanded interim safety measures while a compulsory stop for trucks is in its design phase.

Community members of Loskop have been caught in an almost decade-long battle with SANRAL over the shockingly high volume of accidents that take place on an almost weekly basis.

It was previously reported that statistics offered by the Provincial Traffic Department reflected that most accidents and fatalities were caused by articulated trucks.

Hazardous chemical spills caused by foreign truck drivers have also led to a devastating impact on the environment, the Kranspoort Dorp’s dam, as well as the tributary stream that feeds into it.

While the compulsory stop at the top of the deadly pass is expected to come to fruition in January 2024, community stakeholders have demanded a construction-styled stop and go for heavy motor vehicles.

SANRAL ultimately decided to opt for elevated rumble strips.

• The video footage was willingly provided by Ms. Coxen, whose husband sped down the pass to keep up with the descending abnormal truck. The speedometer reading on the video shows how the truck exceeds 100km per hour, despite a well-marked speed limit of 40 km per hour.

It was confirmed that the truck belongs to the Reinhardt Transport Group, who have been notified of the incident and approached for formal comment. No response was received by the time of publication.

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