Where has your bike taken you today?

[Jbr]

It is happening everywhere

 

 

2 roads in 2 weeks in my area where overheard cables have been stolen. Is truly out of hand.

Man we're really happy here, we moved from france 6 years ago and haven't looked back all these years. But **** it's starting to look bad... Driving to the trails now half of the roads are in the dark, it's like people do whatever the **** they want... SAPS was all over the place when it came to fining tourists for enjoying what the world knows us for (the beautiful waves and the strong summer winds), but now they are nowhere to be seen 

 

Also when I moved from central table view to west beach I could walk from my house to the shops no problem, now wherever I go there are vagrants barking at everyone in some drunk langage, improvised taxi stations that use the whole pavement I have to push my pram on the road to get where I want to go, and I'm not gonna talk about the smells because people think they can pee and **** right next to their taxis.. anyways, that pandemic made everything worse worldwide and people are more and more desperate...

Edited March 16, 2021 by Jbr

[The Ouzo]

The East Rand, where the weeds rule supreme, the grass is overgrown into the streets, lights don't work for months at a time, potholes galore, pavements are cut up to dig trenches for fibre/cable/water pipes and never restored to it's original condition.

Best I can do will to share Google Street view images. I barely remember to take photos while riding, and when I do, the lamp posts are the last thing on my mind. Street View is too old, as is the aerial photo. Will have to remember to take photos.

 

Edit: not where we live, but on the roads we ride on.

 

Edit again: but the drivers seem to be much better behaved than in other metros.

and dont forget sewage running in the streets for months.

 

 

But recently a few suburbs have grouped together, donated funds and started fixing things themselves. It started off with them repairing and securing a main feeder cable that supplies the suburbs, they then managed to get hold of a grass cutter attachment and one guy has a tractor, so grass is being cut, and they are on going filling in potholes.

[Mojoman]

Took a late afternoon ride yesterday....I opted to go a way I havent been since early Jan...Pretty overgrown.......
I also forgot all about this time of year and my favourite weed....the BlackJack...|

[RocknRolla]

Left just before 5pm yesterday afternoon for a ride.

 

Certainly cleared the head, after some work challenges.

 

 

There's something about riding after dark, that get's one's pace up. Maybe it's remnants of one's childhood, where the dark corridor was rapidly trans versed to get back to where the lights were on....

[Kranswurm]

The East Rand, where the weeds rule supreme, the grass is overgrown into the streets, lights don't work for months at a time, potholes galore, pavements are cut up to dig trenches for fibre/cable/water pipes and never restored to it's original condition.

Best I can do will to share Google Street view images. I barely remember to take photos while riding, and when I do, the lamp posts are the last thing on my mind. Street View is too old, as is the aerial photo. Will have to remember to take photos.

 

Edit: not where we live, but on the roads we ride on.

 

Edit again: but the drivers seem to be much better behaved than in other metros.

We seem to be very lucky in Glen Marais.Monument from Dann Road to the R21 is clean,houses and offices painted and done up.Very few vagrants or beggars except our normal white okes standing at the traffic lights begging cnr Dann and Monument

[The Ouzo]

We seem to be very lucky in Glen Marais.Monument from Dann Road to the R21 is clean,houses and offices painted and done up.Very few vagrants or beggars except our normal white okes standing at the traffic lights begging cnr Dann and Monument

but you have that squatter camp there on Dann rd

[Mojoman]

but you have that squatter camp there on Dann rd

Lol..where ISN'T there a squatter camp these days....

[TNT1]

It is happening everywhere

 

 

2 roads in 2 weeks in my area where overheard cables have been stolen. Is truly out of hand.

Whoa.

R1.6 million for 2 street lights? 

[TNT1]

but you have that squatter camp there on Dann rd

Glen Marikana has a name...

[Mojoman]

Whoa.

R1.6 million for 2 street lights? 

Cape Town lights....Everything costs more there isnt it?

[Chris_]

Whoa.

R1.6 million for 2 street lights? 

 

Thats the going tender rate

[Slowbee]

Guys, let's keep to topic here. 

 

Post pics of where your ride has taken you. 

[MTBeer]

Where do you people live.Seriously?I am not trying to be funny,but when I drive down the road the verges are cut,no one is digging up cables or pinching overhead lines.There are families out walking their dogs and children riding bikes.

It's a bit of a lucky packet out there. There are suburbs which are immaculate and then there are areas that look like the rest of Africa.

[Eddy Gordo]

Whoa.

R1.6 million for 2 street lights? 

More than just 2 

[Eddy Gordo]

Guys, let's keep to topic here. 

 

Post pics of where your ride has taken you. 

My bad,

 

[Frosty]

Guys, let's keep to topic here.

 

Post pics of where your ride has taken you.

We are mostly posting pics; it’s just taken us to some sorry looking places, but at least we are riding our bikes.