Nothing can be done. Its the culture of poor driving skills and selfish behaviour. Perhaps avoid the intersection as it is a problem. Barbara On 21 Sep 2015 7:02 PM, "David Smith at Ilanga Travel" <d...@ilanga.co.za> wrote:
> I'm not sure what the plans are Marc, and from driving through Main Road > regularly at 4pm, major issues arise because people block intersections and > areas marked as keep clear. When traffic lights change traffic from the > opposite direction can not pass through the intersections, and people > needing to turn off main road can not because intersections are blocked. > > Try turning right into Milton Road from Main, for example...the Keep Clear > section is normally blocked, and it is a nightmare for people coming up > Station into Main as it is usually blocked when the traffic lights change. > > Major culprits are buses in the inside lane which will be bumper to bumper > like train carriages. > > Thanks for the efforts. David > > > > Sent from my Samsung device > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Marc Turok <marctu...@telkomsa.net> > Date: 18/09/2015 00:03 (GMT+02:00) > To: obsnw@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [obsnw] 2 issues > > Yes but what we are looking at is not this going to police this specific > problem, even if all is related. > We are looking at making Main Road move with less gridlock and also the > problem of Liesbeek Parkway traffic building up all the way up station Road. > Besides this we are also interested in resolving some issues of Lower Main > and other traffic patterns in Obs. > Reckless driving needs to be fined! > Trucks are meant to be restricted but seems signs are not complete nor > policed enough. > Marc > > *From:* Jenny Calder <jennycald...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, September 17, 2015 12:10 PM > *To:* obsnw@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [obsnw] 2 issues > > I think Marc Turok is working on something regarding transport. > > > On 9/17/2015 11:56 AM, Rosemary Robins wrote: > > Our Ward Councillor - Brett - is the Mayco member for Roads & Transport. > Can he not assist? An appeal to him from OCA, OBSID, ONW ????? > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 11:12 AM, 'Suzette Swart' via The Observatory > Neighbourhood Watch <obsnw@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> The taxi issue has not abated anywhere in Obz. Earlier this week two >> taxis drove through Cook St from Rochester. One nearly ran me down! Another >> large truck also drove down Cook from Rochester - squeezing through the >> narrow space left for driving in this very narrow road. >> On Thursday afternoon last week, I was on the corner of Polo & Wembley. >> It was peak traffic time & during the say 10 minutes I was there at least >> 20 cars turned into Wembley from Rochester & crossed Polo. Not sure where >> they went from there. >> I have seen No Entry signs for trucks & taxis in other residential areas. >> Can we get the same? I believe we have to shout louder to resolve this >> problem. The raid on taxis a week or two ago has obviously not made much of >> a difference to the delinquent drivers' behaviour. >> Regards >> Suzette >> >> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android >> <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android> >> ------------------------------ >> *From*:"Rosemary Robins" <mandrcr...@gmail.com> >> *Date*:Thu, 17 Sep, 2015 at 10:53 >> *Subject*:[obsnw] 2 issues >> >> * the taxi issue in Arnold Street has not abated one iota >> >> * a certain household in Arnold St has for weeks now been putting their >> recycling out on a Wednesday. This has not been collected by Recycle 1st - >> much as all the other bags are. I contacted the company and they are >> not registered for collection. 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