Bad planning caused Stratford road tragedies

Sir,
I am a regular user of this road and would like to comment on the proposal to have more speed bumps erected on this section of the R33.
It is sad that the people who originally sanctioned the establishment of this high-density development did not plan for the subsequent chaos. They should take the blame for establishing this settlement before the necessary infrastructure was put in place. The planners, consultants and decision-makers should now foot the bill, and not the road-users. No planning was done for the schooling of the children in a safe environment. An adjoining farm school is being used for this purpose, making the children walk about 3km on this busy road. The result? A number of deaths have occurred, and sadly more will follow.
A main road dissects the settlement, and people and unattended children cross this road to fetch water that is delivered at water points – at an extra cost, as no provision was made for a basic water supply. Fences have been removed, allowing cattle, sheep and goats to wander unattended on this stretch of road, causing danger to road-users. There exist sets of large speed-bumps and four sets of rumble bars, causing inconvenience to motorists. Notwithstanding, they have caused more problems than solving any. Vehicles, especially taxis, travel at a high speed and slam on brakes, coming to a virtual stop to creep over them, and then speed up immediately after crossing them. This causes rear-end collisions and near-fatal accidents. Large trucks who frequent this road have a stop-start problem. It has not solved the problem, and will not, as the culprit is not the vehicle or the driver.
The pedestrians and the stock-owners should be educated from a young age as to what their responsibilities are towards other road-users, and be aware of alcohol abuse, especially at month-end. From the railway crossing to beyond this settlement most fences have been removed, making the land and stock-owner liable should they be charged for their stock being on the road and causing an accident.
It is normal to find cattle grazing on the Steenkoolspruit side of Dundee.
No bus or taxi stops are demarcated for those who use them. They have to stop on the driving surface. Signs should be erected pointing out this danger area to both motorists and pedestrians.
I hope by publishing this letter we can solve this problem before it gets worse.
Foy Vermaak