Petition urges Montclair motorists to reduce speed
These are lives that people are playing with. All we want is a safer road
FED-UP residents and shop owners on Montclair’s Kenyon Howden Road have reached their last nerve with motorists on the infamous road which is a hotspot for speeding and accidents.
It’s a daily sight to see cars flying down Kenyon Howden Road, which is a steep hill. A great temptation for any driver who feels the need for speed – but at what cost?
His concern for the children as well as the safety of the motorists and pedestrians fueled the petition, which he hopes will strike a chord among people who have witnessed or know of the horrors that take place on Kenyon Howden Road. “It’s not just the cars flying down the road but those motorists pulling off from the circle. A scary percentage of drivers have no respect for the use of the circle, which is meant to be for traffic calming. Instead it’s overlooked by those in a hurry,” added another resident who asked not to be named
“It’s a nightmare, having to constantly brace yourself for an accident. Almost everyday there are near misses, whether it be children reluctantly crossing the road or someone’s blatant disregard for the road rules which almost ends up in a horrible accident.
Another infuriated resident, Melanie Truelock wants the community to identify what can be done about this. “Every other day, children running across Kenyon Howden Road, going to the swimming pool, have almost been knocked over. Why can’t the Metro Police monitor this road? There are countless cars and motorbikes speeding up and down Kenyon Howden Road,” she said.
Truelock urges anybody who has had an accident in Kenyon Howden road to SMS or email the date and time of the incident and their contact details. “We want to take this matter further with all the relevant evidence,” she said.
For more information on the petition, call Mo Hassan on 081-301-4004 and contact Melanie Truelock with accident information on 063-263-6025.
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