Cape Town danger areas

[DieselnDust]

Condolences to friends and family who may read this. It’s a heart breaking scenario 😢

[Colin Pym]

Sadness, fallen rider was a regular on our weekend rides, this one is very close to home….🥺😢

[ChrisF]

40 minutes ago, Colin Pym said:

Sadness, fallen rider was a regular on our weekend rides, this one is very close to home….🥺😢

 

Condolences

 

I cycle that route often  (still trying to figure out exactly where this happened)

 

Drove if both ways today for work as well..... lots of thoughts while I driving today .....

[varkie2]

@ChrisF. Directly opposite the jetcutting sign and the big eskom pilon going towards stellenbosch. In the yellow lane.

[gemmerbal]

10 hours ago, Reg Lizard said:

We also cycled past the scene of the accident yesterday afternoon and yes it definitely happened just past that second "fixed" pothole bump in the road.

You can contact the Roads Management team for that road at 27218632020, ask to speak to Elroy Bosch or Stewart Bain😉

Those 2 bumps are circled with yellow road paint and there is a marking on the road indicating said bumps. Cycled there 3hrs ago. It is right opposite the brewery entrance, Saggy Stone, I think. 
 

Edit: now that I think about it, the yellow markings weren't there on Monday evening. So maybe it was done after the fact. Sad to hear of a death in the cycling community, irrespective. 

Edited October 16, 2024 by gemmerbal

[varkie2]

Thats good to know. They were not painted this morning when i took photos. Hopefully it is the roadfixing team that marked it for removal.

 

Edit, not road crew, a caring fellow cyclist. Thank you

Edited October 17, 2024 by varkie2

[gemmerbal]

1 hour ago, varkie2 said:

Thats good to know. They were not painted this morning when i took photos. Hopefully it is the roadfixing team that marked it for removal

That might be it I reckon. They’ve caught me out once, ever since then I know to pay attention. Its on a roadsection that is a darker shade of asphalt, so for me, I always know its coming. But ja, if you dont ride there often, those bumps will easily catch you off guard. Its quite terrifying to think what happened.

 

I ride that road so often, its my go-to for base miles. Really nice wide shoulder. But you still have to be waky. And with summer fast approaching, those bloody slithery things will be just another obstacle to avoid. 

[Wannabe]

I think this was done by a fellow cyclist as an interim "early warning" sign until the relevant authorities remedy this situation (if ever)

Thank you to the kindhearted person who took time and iniative to do something.

[nathrix]

Three more arrested for Stellenbosch first-year student's murder

https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/three-more-arrested-for-stellenbosch-first-year-students-murder-20241018

[Acre]

On 10/16/2024 at 5:20 PM, ChrisF said:

 

Condolences

 

I cycle that route often  (still trying to figure out exactly where this happened)

 

Drove if both ways today for work as well..... lots of thoughts while I driving today .....

https://maps.app.goo.gl/q34N61kWcxcRPk5u8

 

I also cycle (commute) this route often and am very aware of these two lumps of asphalt in the emergency lane, I'm sorry I didn't try and report it long ago, they have been there for more than 12 months now. 

[Sandro]

https://www.capetownetc.com/news/fatal-bicycle-accident/

[Meezo]

2 seperate messages i received this morning 

 

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Reports of two separate mugging incidents between Deer Park and Dead Mans tree this morning by four knife wielding youngsters aged 18 - 25.

Please be careful out there and don't hike alone folks

 

[Meezo]

[Jbr]

we're an endangered species

[Mamil]

3 hours ago, Jbr said:

we're an endangered species

Been having the same thought 

[DJR]

15 hours ago, Jbr said:

we're an endangered species

Out on the road, I certainly feel like that more and more..........and it is not a good feeling.