So after reading this whole thread, i feel i have justed wasted my time. because after 13pages no solution or agreement has been even considered by both parties. so you are all wasting your time.
The facts i see are: cycling is a rapidly growing sport worldwide. probably one of the fastest places for this growth is SA, look at fact sheets from 94.7 and argus for instance, so more and more average joe's are getting out on a bike, which is good for your environment by the way mr ples and cradleresident, so be thankfull. it also affects your roads less, less road wear. anyway back to my point, if more and more people are out on their bikes and hear about what is happening in this area, less and less people will visit this area because of the risks involved, whether in their car or on bike. so the income in this area will drop as less and less people visit it, something to think bout cradle residents.
If you think this doesnt affect your business in the area, guess again. I have customers here in australia, 9000km away who are not from SA, who have heard about this and are shocked by it, and because of it, will not visit this area when on holiday because of reports or bad driving, bad cycling, bad tension etc...
to both the cyclists and the residents, in reading all your posts. I feel this might never stop, and that the toll on people's lives at some stage may be great. so please before you all carry on trying to acuse each other or point blame, drop the past and whats happened and start as if you were starting from scratch, to find a solution, to work together, and help each other. cause although there are issues to be addressed here, they have become soo entangled that there will never be solved cause both parties arent even agreeing on anything.
come guys SA is still the most beautiful country in the world, and has the most unique things/culture/scenary to offer. lets not turn it bloody and violent.
just consider it, thats all i ask....
