EDITOR – I am extremely saddened by the death of Inspector Deysel after he was recently struck by a taxi while on duty in Arbour Road.
There are a number of tragedies to mention here:
A fellow human being has lost his life as a result of alleged lawless motoring behaviour in Arbour Road.
A traffic officer has been killed while executing his duty.
Possibly the greatest tragedy is that this could have avoided if the Metro Police had continuously enforced the law on Arbour Road, as this is a notoriously dangerous road due to the insanely psychopathic behaviour of motorists, especially taxi drivers.
My first letter of complaint regarding the lawless behaviour of motorists in Arbour Road was published in a Durban Saturday newspaper on 20 March 2010, some nine years ago. That letter fell on deaf ears.
Since my first letter I have written a further eight letters regarding the inherent danger in Arbour Road, of which seven were published. I have also offered possible solutions to the problem, but no avail.
In my letter published on Saturday, 23 April 2016 I warned of a major loss of life in the following, and last paragraph, of my letter: “Arbour Road needs a combination of speed cameras and regular and visible law enforcement before there is a major loss of life”.
My condolences to Mrs Deysel for the loss of her husband, but she must know that although the taxi driver who was allegedly responsible for the death of her husband will be charged and held accountable, the real people responsible for this absolute lawlessness in Arbour Road are the Metro Police themselves as they could have avoided this tragedy if they had just listened to all the warnings and done their job properly.
STEVE THE WONDERER
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