Soshanguve residents build own speed humps
Fed-up Soshanguve residents yesterday got down to business yet again to build humps on the incomplete K6 road.
They took matters into their own hands after a taxi hit a pedestrian on Saturday. The victim ended up in ICU.
The residents of Extension 6 and 7 then asked for concrete and cement from construction companies, and yesterday gathered to build the traffic calming measures.
Community leader Solly Masanabo said they were “sick and tired” of calling ambulances to rush pedestrians, who had been hit by taxis, to Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital”.
As a result, residents from the nearby Nkandla informal settlement have become aggressive towards motorists, especially taxi drivers.
Last year, they blocked the nearby M20 main road connected to the K6 after a taxi driver fled the scene when he hit a pedestrian.
Subsequently, they hijacked construction vehicles and forced the drivers to dump their sand and concrete on the road so they could be used to build speed humps.
Masanabo warned: “It’s a matter of time before this community beats a driver badly; the accidents keep happening. The drivers are warned and asked to drive with caution, but these things just keep happening.
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