Bryanston resident urges everyone to sign petition for traffic calming measures on St Audley Road
Residents of St Audley Road in Bryanston are stepping up efforts to improve safety on a dangerous bend, with Richard Meyer urging the community to sign the petition advocating for traffic calming measures.
Following repeated crashes and growing concerns over speeding, Richard Meyer is calling on residents to sign a petition supporting traffic calming measures on St Audley Road in Bryanston.
Meyer, whose property has been repeatedly affected by accidents, said while Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) have recently installed a guardrail next to the dangerous bend outside his home, it does not address the root cause: Speeding cars. Meyer said reckless driving remains a major concern, with another accident reported on the morning of April 26, shortly after the accident which happened outside his home over the Easter weekend. “This is a very busy road with a lot of speeding vehicles. This morning, we had another accident. As residents, we believe that traffic calming measures, like speed humps and possibly a traffic circle further down the road, closer to where the schools are, would help.
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“Fortunately, our wall is rebuilt now, following an accident that occurred over the Easter weekend. Thankfully, JRA has put up a lovely guardrail here to protect our house on this dangerous bend. However, we still strongly believe that we need traffic calming measures for this road.”
Meyer added that there are five schools in the area, and judging by the number of accidents that have happened already on this road, the next one could be a danger to someone’s life.
In an article, It’s the wall vs street racers [week ending April 24], JRA’s acting head of mobility and freight Sipho Nhlapo said: “Should speed humps be deemed technically viable, a formal petition, registered by residents, will be required to demonstrate community support for the intervention, in line with the City of Johannesburg’s traffic calming policy.”
“We really need these traffic calming measures,” added Meyer. “JRA asked us to start a petition to ask all the residents in the area whether they want these traffic calming measures. We have started this online petition.
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“So far, the signatures have been coming in, but we need all the residents in the surrounds to sign the petition and get as many responses as possible so we can present it to JRA, and they can understand the serious nature of this very dangerous section of the road. Let’s all get behind the petition.”
Ward 103 councillor Lynda Shackelford said residents are following the correct process. “The residents are doing exactly what they should do by doing the petition. Once everyone’s got it signed and everything, we will follow the process and go to the correct departments within the city to get traffic calming there.”
She also raised concerns about the ongoing speeding within the suburban areas, specifically at night, not stopping at stop streets, and doing almost mini racing within the suburbs at night. “Over the last few months, it’s got a lot worse, so whatever we can do to slow down, cause traffic calming, and get the residents driving just to be a bit slower, I’m happy. I would support the residents as long as all the due process happens with the petition and JRA does the correct thing.”
To sign the petition, click on this link: Petition
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