The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) has yet to comment on another incident of unsafe riding in Edenvale.
Motorist, Ms Melanie van Niekerk, said she was shocked when she realised a biker who overtook her had a child riding pillion and neither of them were wearing protective clothing.
“I was driving along Lunik Drive when I noticed a motorbike overtaking me. At first I did not take too much notice until I saw that the biker had a passenger and it was a child,” said Ms Melanie van Niekerk.
According to her, the rider swerved through traffic until they stopped at the Driefontein intersection with Barbara Road.
“I saw the rider and the child were wearing helmets but neither of them had any sort of protective clothing on. They were only wearing t-shirts and shorts,” said Ms van Niekerk.
“The child was holding onto the man’s t-shirt. I was shocked, especially since there was an incident covered by newspapers about two months ago. There I was witnessing the same thing,” she said.
In the September 4 edition of the NEWS, it was reported that a biker caught speeding through Edenvale with a child wearing only a bicycle helmet would face criminal charges.
The incident came to light after a video clip was uploaded to YouTube and subsequently went viral.
Just a week after it was announced that the biker faced criminal charges, another resident sent the NEWS a photograph, the time of two adults and a baby sharing a motorbike.
She added that when the traffic light changed green the bike took the R21 off-ramp in the direction of the airport.
“They were travelling quickly and eventually reached the freeway to Pretoria,” said Ms van Niekerk.
The NEWS sent an enquiry, along with photographs taken by Ms van Niekerk, to the spokesperson for the EMPD, Chief Superintendent Wilfred Kgasago.
The enquiry was sent on November 19 and comment was requested by November 22.
By November 29, no comment was received.
