Motorists need to exercise patience and give way, says Metro police
FOURWAYS – Have you found how problematic things get when traffic lights are off? Read how you can change all that.
The Fourways area is known for its heavy traffic during peak hours, and when the traffic lights don’t work, it leads to even heavier traffic.
According to the spokesperson for Metro police, Edna Mamonyane, in most cases, if the Metro police officers cannot attend to an area to help alleviate traffic on the roads, they mostly source out help from the free-flow Outsurance points-people. “We train the pointsmen and women and are then given their certificates which show that they are qualified to direct traffic on the roads.”
Mamonyane explained that what is also noticed is that some traffic lights would not work for two days and then work on the third day. “So, it is advisable for motorists to take note of how long the light has been off, however, they can report the traffic light as soon as they see it’s not working then pointsmen and women will be dispatched to the area in question.”
She explained that the points-people are based in Woodmead and find that when they are needed at a place such as Roodepoort or Soweto, they might take longer than expected. “However, when they are requested in Sandton they might get there sooner.”
Mamonyane explained that as the Metro police, they would like motorists to abide by the rules of the road. “Motorists need to exercise patience and give way – this will lower the state of the road rage on the road, especially if they can see that a traffic light isn’t working.”
The spokesperson stressed that if a traffic light was not working, motorists needed to use it as a four-way stop and give one another way.
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