We would like to share an email sent to the Arrive Alive website earlier today:
Subject: Dangerous Kommetjie Road running through residential area, Fish Hoek – public meeting
Message:
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Hi
We are holding a public think-tank meeting with regard to Kommetjie Road running through Fish Hoek, following another tragic and unnecessary death of a pedestrian on this road last month.The meeting will be chaired by Nicki Holderness, retired councillor of our area, and the panel will include our present three ward councillors, head engineer of Cape Town City’s transport network development, seniors from the Traffic Dept and significant others.We ahve also invited seniors from the Golden Arrow Bus Co and the local Taxi Associations.
We all recognise the fact that driver attitude has to change. Do you have advice about how to go about achieving this? Can you recommend ways to drive home the fact that reckless and fast driving kills/ signage that has impact/ material that teachers could use in the schools that might encourage children to speak up when their parents break the rules/ ways of encouraging people using taxis not to get into the vehicles of known bad drivers or into vehicles that are obviously not road worthy?
I have in my possession letters written to the authorities in 1992 and 1997 demaning speed control measures on this road which separates the people living above it from the schools, shops and churches(and everything else)in town. There has been major public outcry over the two recent fatalities involving speeding drivers and innnocent victims and people have reached the point where they will not rest until effective speed control measures are at last put into place.
We have set up an online petition with regard to Kommetjie Rd http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/scenicsouth/0/12 which has over 560 signatures on it and also have info following up on the recent tragedy on our website www.scenicsouth.co.za.
We would be grateful for any advice or assistance in this regards.
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