Orlando East was gridlocked earlier this morning as motorists, taxi drivers and bus drivers were stuck in traffic at the Mooki Street and Reverend Frederick Modise Road intersection.
The situation was so bad that drivers had to manoeuvre in the other streets closest to the main road to get to their destinations while Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officers had to walk to the intersection to help.
It is still unclear what may have caused the major delay as traffic lights were working.
The JMPD spokesperson, Wayne Minnar said: “We are currently unaware of any problems or accidents in that area. In the mornings however, our officers are sent out to assist in areas where there are busy intersections to help ease traffic.”
Rush hour catastrophe
The problem that contributes to this traffic congestion is the lazy metro cops who seat in the municipality vehicles,enjoy fat cakes and tea while the Outsurance Pointsmen controll traffic.The taxi drivers are not afraid of the Pointsmen because they can’t give them ticket fines.This gives callous taxi drivers courage to break the law and then we experience traffic jam.If Wayne Minaar can give these metro police members a task to control traffic and have the Pointsmen monitoring scholar patrols, then we’ll have less congestion and arrive earlier for work.As a matter of fact,we encounter the same catastophe everyday when we’re commuting from work.JMPD officers are seriously not doing their work because they’re not monitored.