Disaster waiting to happen

NEARLY two years ago the two road signs at the end of Scaffli Road were burnt in a veld fire. The stop sign remains totally unrecognisable. Plus there are no road markings whatsoever to indicate that this is a stop at the end of Scaffli Road.

This is an exceptionally dangerous, and puts everyone, including the residents on the East Coast at risk over the festive season, because holidaymakers from out of town will have no signals telling them to stop.

Despite many, many e-mails and phone calls requesting that the road-markings be repainted on the Schaffli Road and the R102, all I get told is that there is no budget and to wait for April when the new budget kicks in.

Well it’s been at least six years since any road markings on these roads where repainted.

Why run holiday traffic safety campaigns such as Arrive Alive when the basics are not in place to make our roads safe? — R Moll, Sunrise-on-Sea

AFTER reading the write-up “Prayers to break accident ‘curse’ of N2” (DD, December 11) about the Mbhashe local municipality and provincial department of transport’s interfaith road-cleansing ceremony in Dutywa, I couldn’t help but think that all the prayers in the world won’t work when we have reckless, unlicensed and dangerous drivers on our roads. This includes taxis.

Motorists need to start thinking about the safety of other people – including those they transport – and what happens when lives are lost.

While people carry on overtaking in dangerous areas and having a couldn’t care attitude, prayers are not going to stop the carnage on our roads.

Just the taxi drivers and their owners can make a huge difference. Please, this is an appeal to everyone, drive responsibly and obey the road rules. — Brian, via e-mail