Four dead in East London crash

ToxicBunny

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ForceFate said:
Very often, some taxi drivers don't even bother with road marking and signs. In some cases, disobeying traffic officers, especially on busy intersections where workload is high. I see this almost daily.
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As have I ... the problem is nothing ever happens to those taxi drivers and it emboldens other road users to do the same (though I know I'm preaching to the choir on this)...

We are all aware that our traffic police need to crack down on Taxi Drivers... but they never will because they're too damned scared.
 
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ToxicBunny said:
As have I ... the problem is nothing ever happens to those taxi drivers and it emboldens other road users to do the same (though I know I'm preaching to the choir on this)...

We are all aware that our traffic police need to crack down on Taxi Drivers... but they never will because they're too damned scared.
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Many accidents can be avoided if the basics are done correctly. However, the mafia bosses don't allow it.
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Bus set alight in Milnerton as intense protest action continues | The Citizen

The City of Cape Town and minibus taxi associations are yet to come to an agreement as police continue to clamp down on taxis.
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On Thursday, the car of two traffic officers at a busy filling station on Koeberg Road was attacked by six people in taxis, the second attack by a taxi driver on traffic officers in a week.

A group of 20 to 30 children also stoned vehicles at Freedom Way, with injuries reported, as well as damage to several cars. This resulted in the temporary closure of roads leading into Joe Slovo, EWN reported earlier on Saturday.
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City of Cape Town, Western Cape MEC condemn violent protests in Dunoon

City of Cape Town and Western Cape officials have condemned a violent protest in Dunoon, which is said to be by disgruntled minibus taxi owners.
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"The unrest started earlier this week - allegedly in response to an operation by our Traffic Service, around minibus taxis. Taxi drivers and owners believe that they should not be fined or arrested for offences and that the City should engage them first in discussions about these offences," he said.
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I know that stretch. That section is OK (better than some of the really twisty bits), but people do some stupid things on that road.
 
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ToxicBunny said:
Thats actually a good question.. I think the new ones do, but that looks to be an older taxi so very likely not... and yeah I doubt any passengers actually wear them anyway...
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Looks like a Quantum to me, when people say older taxi, I think about a Hi-Ace. So, what did you mean by older taxi?
 
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They were thrown out of the taxi like rag dolls...wtf.
 
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Shaun108 said:
They were thrown out of the taxi like rag dolls...wtf.
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Happens in most vehicle roll over accidents with unrestrained persons, the centrifugal forces ejects people out of the shattered windows and any doors that open, and often the vehicle lands on outside bodies or bodies sticking out as it rolls. Now look at how many morons drive around unbuckled in their private vehicles, staggering is the word I would use.
 
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supersunbird said:
Happens in most vehicle roll over accidents with unrestrained persons, the centrifugal forces ejects people out of the shattered windows and any doors that open, and often the vehicle lands on outside bodies or bodies sticking out as it rolls. Now look at how many morons drive around unbuckled in their private vehicles, staggering is the word I would use.
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Remember you don't have to wear your seat belt in the back of a car. I still have that mentality these days.
 
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supersunbird said:
Happens in most vehicle roll over accidents with unrestrained persons, the centrifugal forces ejects people out of the shattered windows and any doors that open, and often the vehicle lands on outside bodies or bodies sticking out as it rolls. Now look at how many morons drive around unbuckled in their private vehicles, staggering is the word I would use.
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I know of many cases where lives would've been saved had occupants been wearing seat belt. It's sad.
 
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Dan C said:
Wonder where exactly it happened. That stretch should be a 100 zone.
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I also travel that route on the N2 from Gonubie to King William's Town & then back again every weekday - as you pass the Hemingways Mall interchange, going towards East London - that stretch of road - for about 2 kms or so up to the interchange & bridge by the Audi dealership (where this accident occurred) - is quite a steep downhill gradient, with a lot of twisty curves & bends in the road - the big sign-boards, as you go under the interchange bridge, warns of a 'slippery road surface' with a 100 km/h speed restriction - but not even 200m further down, there are two 120 km/h signs on either side of the road - so a lot of the the dumbasses speed down there at 120 km/h - or a lot more - misjudge the intensity of the bends, cook their brakes and end up causing the type of accident witnessed on Monday morning.

As far as I am concerned - that stretch of the N2 should be restricted to 80 km/h and have rumble strips as well to get motorists to SLOW DOWN to a 'reasonable speed' so that they can actually cope with the gradient & the bends.
 
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Claymore said:
I know that stretch. That section is OK (better than some of the really twisty bits), but people do some stupid things on that road.
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Looks like the piece just after the NEX bridge.
 
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creeper said:
Yes. Just after the turns. What many also do is after the turns to get a nice momentum up to beacon bay. Especially older cars.
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My pet hate on that long uphill stretch from the NEX bridge towards the Beacon Bay off-ramp are the dumbasses that stick in the right lane in front of you at 120 km/h - to avoid the slow-moving traffic (normally overloaded bakkies with labourers crammed in the load-bed) that are crawling along at a snail's pace in the left lane - and then do an 'Ayrton Senna' triple-lane change manoeuvre, 200m from the Beacon Bay turn-off, whilst braking down to 60 km/h in the process, to just make the slip-road (and hairpin bend) in time. Seen some close shaves there on a number of occasions when they misjudged the approach speed of the vehicles travelling in the 2 left lanes!
 
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