North residents repaint faded speed bumps
The invisible speed bumps pose a risk to road users, especially children.
The AfriForum North of the Mountain branch and community activists got their hands dirty when they repainted speed bumps in Pretoria North recently.
Heavily armed with paint brushes the community turned the corner of Bakenkloof and Wonderboom streets into a hive of activity repainting the four speed bumps.
This was after the north community complained the bumps were no longer visible.
According to community activist, Quentin Meyer, speed hump visibility will keep motorists safe.
“There are many children playing in the streets and these invisible speed humps pose a huge threat to their lives.
Motorists will now be vigilant and adhere to the speed limit,” said Meyer.
Meyer said Tshwane is well-informed about the initiative.
“They are aware, we’ve contacted them and they are fine with what we are doing.
We had the cones, reflector jackets and road sign boards. We also contacted the interim ward councillor Dana Wannenburg,” said Meyer.
Greater Pretoria North AfriForum coordinator Sampie Steinberg said the initiative will contribute positively to the community.
“This will definitely support the community because the speed humps will be visible.
AfriForum will continue to help and create hope in communities by undertaking projects that make a real difference in the area,” said Steinberg.
Recently the metro said it welcomed all communities and organisations that seek to enable it to work for all residents.
Tshwane spokesperson Sipho Stuurman said that the metro seeks to work together with businesses, civil society and communities to improve service delivery.
“The reality is that as a government we cannot do it alone, therefore, we encourage and welcome collaborative partnerships that will benefit our communities.
Our approach has been to welcome such assistance from all organisations and to agree on the rules of engagement.
We have worked with Hollard Insure to power up traffic lights during load-shedding, and Hennops Revival and SoulBent to drive community clean-up campaigns,” said Stuurman.
Stuurman said that the metro will continue to render its services, such as electricity supply, waste removal, water supply, sanitation, traffic policing, roads and streetlight maintenance.
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