Traffic-calming measures are provided to protect vulnerable pedestrians and other road users in residential areas and where there are public facilities such as schools and clinics. File picture: Bongani Mbatha / African News Agency / ANA.
The City of Cape Town has approved only one request for traffic calming measures in Brackenfell after it received seven requests, while six out of 10 were approved in Kraaifontein.
Traffic-calming measures are provided to protect vulnerable pedestrians and other road users in residential areas and where there are public facilities such as schools and clinics, according to the City’s traffic engineering technician, Akhona Maseko.
Ms Maseko said their assessment in Keurboom Avenue, in Brackenfell, indicated that while there is a play park, there are already two speed humps and no other public amenities. Traffic calming was not supported in the road, she said.
At the intersection of Witteboom and Suikerbos streets in Brackenfell, she said there were no schools or public facilities that may attract large volumes of vulnerable pedestrians and traffic calming was not supported.
She did not support traffic calming measures in Helling Street in Brackenfell. She acknowledged that there was a school, a daycare and a play park in this street but there were already four speed humps and one raised intersection.
The Kelkiewyn Street in Brackenfell was considered to be low risk as there were no public facilities that may attract significant volumes of vulnerable pedestrian, she said.
Traffic calming was also not approved for the Dan King and Sarel van Deventer Roads in Kraaifontein due to lack of public amenities.
Ms Maseko only recommended a W409 T-junction chevron sign at the Dan King Road at the intersection and a W104 T-junction chevron sign along Sarel Van Deventer Road.
Ms Maseko said there was a play park along Tiger Avenue in Kraaifontein. She said the outcome of the investigation recommended that the Tiger Avenue and Tanner Street intersection be converted into an all-way stop-controlled intersection to improve traffic management.
She further recommended two speed humps along Tiger Avenue.
In the De Tuin Crescent in Brackenfell, she said there was a play park along the road that can attract a volume of vulnerable road users. She recommended a one speed hump in the vicinity of the park.
Traffic calming for Gardener Street in Brackenfell was also rejected. Ms Maseko acknowledged that there was a daycare for autistic children, a pre-school and Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres that may attract vulnerable pedestrians.
“But they do not hold the same stature as the primary and high schools, where a large volume of learners walk to school.”
“It can be concluded that this is a reasonably low risk environment for vulnerable pedestrians,“ she said.
She said at Visser Street in Kraaifontein, Peerless Park West had public open space with pedestrian desire lines, which indicates the presence of vulnerable road users.
“Traffic calming is supported along the Visser Street and two speed humps are recommended adjacent to the public open space that's located between the Bree and Railway Streets,” she said.
Ms Maseko said their assessment indicated that there were no public facilities along Visser Street that is located in Brackenfell and that traffic calming was not supported.
Fabriek Street in Kraaifontein, according to Ms Maseko, has a public open space with pedestrian desire lines. She supported the traffic calming and recommended five speed humps adjacent to the public open space.
Ms Maseko said their assessment indicated that there is a public open space with pedestrian desire lines along Herte Street in Kraaifontein which indicates a potential for conflict between pedestrians and vehicles.
“Traffic calming is supported along Herte Street and one speed hump is recommended adjacent to the public open space that's located between the Herte and Bosman Streets,” she said.
Assessments at 2nd Avenue in Kraaifontein, Belmont Park, revealed that there were no schools or other public facilities and the traffic calming was not supported, said Ms Maseko.
Morgenster Street in Kraaifontein also had no public facilities that could attract high volumes of pedestrians and Ms Maseko did not approve the request for traffic calming.
Traffic calming was supported in Malva Street in Kraaifontein as there was play area with a potential to attract a significant volume of pedestrians. Ms Maseko recommended one speed hump near the play area.
Dahlia Street in Kraaifontein also had a play area, according to Ms Maseko. She said there was also a public open space located in the corner of Dahlia and Aandblom Streets which is being used as a soccer field. She recommended three speed humps for the affected areas.
Lastly, Gunning Street in Kraaifontein had no public facilities and traffic calming was not supported and not justifiable, she said.
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