Sadly another bike jacking in the south, this time at the Vlei bike park @ Rietvlei zoo: A caution to users of the walking and cycle trails at Rietvlei not to carry any valuables with them and to be cautious and aware of their surroundings at all times. On Friday afternoon at approximately 15h00 i was cycling on the green route by rietvlei zoo farm when i was confronted by 4 brazen males (two from the front and two from the back on a particularly narrow part of the trail) who demanded my vaulables and bike. Fortunately all remained calm and the incident did not become violent .Unfortunately the boundary on the side of the trail is unsecured and whatever fencing that was installed has disintegrated and not been maintained. The perperpetrators are obviously knowledgeable about the property, routes and what potential victims and valuables are to be had. While security personnel are present on the site, they are not present on the trails and their speed of response on being alerted leaves a lot to be desired. While security did take me on a tour of the back of the property by Liefde en Vrede, they did not appear to be very observant as they were eating while driving. There was no sense of urgency or interest in finding and detaining the perpetrators. Despite hearing stories to the contrary, the cycle shop claimed that there had been no other incidents in the last two years . Up to now i have not heard a word from management at Rietvlei!
