RESIDENTS of Sackville Place have expressed their disappointment in the City’s decision to reject an appeal to install speed humps on the road. According to the Ethekwini Traffic Authority (ETA) an assessment of the road by officials found that the road ‘does not meet the requirement for the implementation of speed humps’.

The call for speed humps comes after years of accidents, near-misses and a daily flouting of speed limits on the residential road. Earlier this year, residents told Northglen News the road was being used as a thoroughfare by motorists trying to access Swapo Road (Broadway) without encountering any speed humps.

Sackville Place resident Terry Turner said he was disappointed by the outcome of the traffic assessment.

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“I’m not sure they have done an assessment, in previous years when City officials were monitoring the road they would sit at the corner of Old Mill Way and Prospect Hall Road. But I walk every morning and I’ve not seen anyone doing any assessment. This road needs traffic calming measures and we are extremely disappointed that the appeal was rejected. It’s actually scary reversing out of our driveway because of the motorists speeding. We also feel traffic lights at the intersection of Old Mill Way and Prospect Hall Road need to be looked at urgently because of the number of accidents and deaths,” Turner explained.

eThekwini Municipality’s Spokesperson Msawakhe Mayisela said speed humps are evaluated and installed in terms of a Council approved Traffic Calming Policy which looks at various factors including the number of accidents and the environment among others depending on the respective road class.

“Most roads that border onto school accesses and egress points have speed humps installed, unless if the road is a high order route. In some instances where speed humps cannot be installed additional road markings and signage is put up as this might help mitigate accidents. Ultimately the community and road users need to respect the rules of the road and take some responsibility to not speed themselves as well as make speeding an unacceptable behaviour.

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“This is part of the education process. Road safety is everyone’s responsibility, so we appeal to all motorists to exercise extreme caution while travelling on the road, obey speed limits, not drive under the influence of alcohol, ensure that their vehicles are roadworthy and be patience with other road users,” he said.

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