Motorists advised to slow down on Boundary Lane/Orpen Road
“We have asked for calming measures previously and they were refused.”
AN accident occurred on the corner of Boundary Lane/Orpen Road and Satara Road, Eastcliffe, on July 2 at about 7.20am.
According to Dr Stef Boscia, who is a partner at Eastcliffe Medical Centre, the woman driver who was involved in the collision had just left the doctor’s rooms and was travelling in her car when she was hit by another vehicle.
“The woman had to be brought back into the surgery for further treatment and then was taken to hospital for a knee X-ray. Thankfully she wasn’t seriously hurt,” he said.
According to Boscia they put in an application to the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) requesting for calming measures on Boundary Lane/Orpen Road, at the intersection of Satara Road, where their doctor’s rooms are and it was once again declined.
“We have asked for calming measures previously and they were refused. Motorists who drive on Boundary Lane which runs into Orpen Road mostly speed well over the 60km/h limit. There have been other accidents at the intersection with Satara Road and motorists trying to drive out onto Boundary Lane put their lives at risk all the time. There’s a blind bend and motorists can’t see how fast other motorists are driving.
“There will be a fatal accident at this intersection if something isn’t done to slow traffic down. This is a very busy road with businesses all along it, as well as ours and other medical rooms. We really need traffic lights here,” added Boscia.
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