KIBLER PARK – The lighting at night or narrowness of Impala Road in Kibler Park has been ruled out as causes of the bad accidents which occur there frequently.
Councillor Paul Smit says the real problem and cause of the sometimes fatal accidents is speeding motorists who disregard the speed limit on Impala Road and Kliprivier Drive on a daily basis.
“The community needs to start sticking to the law, I use that road every day of my life and I see how people speed and overtake on barrier lines,” told Cllr Smit.
Two years ago new lights were added on the so-called ‘road of death’ Impala Road, to hamper the issue of vivid lighting and the speed limit was adjusted down from limit of 80 to 60, yet that has done little to stop speedsters from racing down the curvy and dangerous road.
When asked if he had been working in partnership with JMPD to deal with road law breakers Cllr Smit responded by saying in the long term it isn’t sustainable to have JMPD trapping on Impala Road on a daily basis.
The Councillor did however commit to get in contact with officials at JMPD to request them to again make unruly motorists feel their heavy presence on the road of death and on Kliprivier Drive as it seemed some motorists needed constant surveillance to force them to be responsible.
According to latest reports, every 48 minutes a person dies due to fatal vehicle crashes, amounting to more than 13 000 people.
Many feel that traffic officials are not doing enough to ensure that traffic laws which are implemented are obeyed, also stating that a change in behavioural pattern of motorists is needed to see a significant decline in road carnage’s.
Speed humps have been suggested by Kibler Park residents who say they are fed up with road law breakers who blatantly endanger the lives of others on the road.
