AA wants everyone to slow down

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Pretoria motorists will soon find their speed in pedestrian and residential areas, like Sunnyside, limited to 30km/h to cut down on road deaths - a move supported by the Automobile Association (AA).

The Tshwane Metro Council will launch pilot projects at two undisclosed locations "as and when funds become available". It is unclear what these projects will cost.

The project will see the speed limit reduced from the standard 60km/h to 30km/h pedestrian zones or 40km/h speed limit zones on roads around schools, high volume pedestrian corridors zones, dense residential areas like Sunnyside, tertiary institutions, hospitals, public transport concentration points like taxi ranks and Bus Rapid Transit stations, and sports venues.
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http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20091109043412801C902632

This is all good and well, and I have no problem with the idea in principle. But taxis fail to obey the simplest of road laws and are very pedestrian-unfriendly vehicles. If these guys continue to drive on the pavement or in emergency lanes there is no point in reducing speed limits in those areas.
 
Bunch of tools. Changing the speed limit is not going to make any difference (except of course to the amount of money going into the muni's coffers for extra bling)
Maybe if those fat-@rsed lazy metro orifaces were a bit more visible instead of hiding in the bushes taking pictures, we'd see a reduction in road accidents
 
Funds become available?
It is unclear what the project will cost?

Erm. Lets see.

2 pilot projects.
One at a school.
One in a pedestrian area.

So, assuming zero existing infrastructure it's going to be 6, or 8 maximum, speed signs.
How on earth can the Tshwane Metro Council not know how much installing 8 speed signs is going to cost? Surely they do it on a regular basis?

The mind boggles.
 
davemc said:
Funds become available?
It is unclear what the project will cost?

Erm. Lets see.

2 pilot projects.
One at a school.
One in a pedestrian area.

So, assuming zero existing infrastructure it's going to be 6, or 8 maximum, speed signs.
How on earth can the Tshwane Metro Council not know how much installing 8 speed signs is going to cost? Surely they do it on a regular basis?

The mind boggles.
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Well they first have to figure out how much of a chop the BEE partner is going to expect and then build in the cut for whoever is signing off on the tender
 
over a 5km journey comparing the speed limit at 60km/h to 40km/h only saves you 2.5minutes so is it really so painfull to do 40km/h?
 
McGuywer said:
That's the prob. BEE and taxi's!
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I don't see many taxis or BEE drivers on the highways, but I do see pretty shocking driving by non-BEE drivers in luxury sedans & SUV's often with no plates on... South Africans are an inconsiderate bunch on the roads, they speed, overtake 8 cars over blind spots, flash their lights at anyone driving at 120km/h because they are going at 200+
 
If they really want people to slow down, they should do what they do in London. Make the roads extremelly narrow so that you barely fit. Have axle-height speed bumps every 50 yards. Put posts on the pavement every 10 feet about 6 inches away from the edge of the pavement, made of flipping titanium steel which are about 4 feet high, designed to stop a bloody tank. You may speed once, but its almost certain to be the last time. With that vehicle anyway.
 
i went 138 today in what i think was a 80 zone whoop whoop! hehe
 
Speed limit here is 40km/h which is not a problem.
The problem is all the speed humps which force you to slow down to 20km/h :mad:
 
mr.sniper said:
i went 138 today in what i think was a 80 zone whoop whoop! hehe
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Really nice. I have no problem if you wrap yourself around a tree or pole, but you are probably going to take someone with you. It's not just you on the road. :mad:
 
Nuro said:
Really nice. I have no problem if you wrap yourself around a tree or pole, but you are probably going to take someone with you. It's not just you on the road. :mad:
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well tbh it was almost just me on the road and it was fun:p
 
Do they paint the roads? In the Cape they don't paint SLOW any more. We would be forgiven in thinking they don't want us to drive slowly in residential areas or near schools.
 
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