GALLERY: Speeding on John Adamson Drive scares residents
MONTGOMERY PARK – Residents are concerned about their safety on John Adamson Drive due to speeding motorists.
Residents from Montgomery Park are concerned for their safety and of their homes due to the increased number of speeding cars that cause accidents on John Adamson Drive.
There has been a number of incidents involving motorists speeding on the 60 km/h road at speeds as high as 120 km/h, according to concerned residents. Geoff Easton has been a resident of Montgomery Park for 27 years and believes that the number of accidents are putting the lives of residents in danger. He said a speeding motorist recently lost control of his car, smashed into his wall then knocked down a street light.
“On 5 August there was another crash that knocked down my neighbour’s wall and knocked down a newly replaced streetlight. On the same night another car skidded to the other side of the road, then crashed into a tree,” he said.
Resident Charles Gibbon said he is too afraid to drive or walk out of his driveway due to the number of accidents caused by speeding motorists. “My gardener, who was working on my lawn on the pavement, narrowly escaped with serious injuries after attempting to avoid a speeding car. We rushed him to Medicross where he was told he sustained bruised ribs,” he said.
Ward councillor Pat Richard said that residents on John Adamson Drive have been complaining about speeding motorists for a long time. “I have approached the Johannesburg Roads Agency about the matter and they have assured me it is still under investigation,” she said.
Residents believe building speed humps and a traffic circle will aid in decreasing the speed motorists travel at and ultimately, reduce the number of accidents that occur on the road.
The agency’s marketing and communications officer Bertha Peters-Scheepers referred the issue to the spokesperson of the JMPD, Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar who said there are procedures residents need to follow when logging complaints about road regulation and incidents. “In a situation like this the complainant needs to send a request to the deputy director of the speeding unit Sisa Mvumvu who is responsible for authorising speed humps and with regard to traffic circles the complainant should contact Johannesburg Road Agency,” he said.
Details Johannesburg Road Agency 011 493 7044; JMPD 011 375 5911.
