Stop streets requested on Impala Road
“Some motorists turn the road into a two-lane freeway.”
OVER the years there have been many accidents on Impala Road in the South, both at the intersections of Swartkoppies Road and Kliprivier Drive.
The majority of the accidents have been fatal and some were just fender benders due to speeding, out of order robots, some driving under the influence and plain negligence for the rules of the road.
Recently we received another complaint about Impala Road from a concerned resident who is requesting that stop street be established at some of the points along the road where joining suburb roads intersect.
“The volume of traffic that is now using Impala Road is getting out of hand. As a resident of Mayfield Park, I struggle every morning, along with my neighbours, to turn onto Impala Road due to the volume of traffic, most of which are not going the designated speed limit. Some motorists like to turn the road into a two-lane freeway, driving contraflow to pass the few who are actually sticking to the speed limit. I believe that the solution to this problem would be to put in stop streets at the three-points along the road where the joining suburb roads intersect to allow equal opportunity for those turning onto the road to do so as well as slowing down the lunatics who race up the road. I believe this may also be an annoyance to some of the motorists who think Impala Road is their personal freeway and lead them to rather using the main road and not cut through the suburb road,” read the resident’s complaint.
We should also agree with this as the numbers of accidents that occur along Impala Road are astonishing. Motorists must stick to the rules and speed limit of the roads. We shouldn’t only take a stand against negligent driving when something happens to us, a family member or a friend but as road users, we must all be courteous, diligent and responsible drivers.
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