Cape Town danger areas

[Robbie Stewart]

I have some good news for a change. Crossing the R27 this morning by Table Bay Mall heading East, I stopped at the red traffic lights and heard a bus behind me. I look over my shoulder and see a Golden Arrow bus at the front of the line. One of those conjoined jobbies where two busses become one. The light turns green, and I have ptsd from an encounter with one of those big, blue taxis a.k.a. MyCiti on that stretch of road. So I clip in and slowly amble off, nodding at the bus to go and I will pull in behind. He toots at me and obliges me to go. I hop onto the pavement on the other side and he passes with another friendly toot. My last 1km home was much more pleasant than it normally is.

[splat]

2 hours ago, Robbie Stewart said:

I have some good news for a change. Crossing the R27 this morning by Table Bay Mall heading East, I stopped at the red traffic lights and heard a bus behind me. I look over my shoulder and see a Golden Arrow bus at the front of the line. One of those conjoined jobbies where two busses become one. The light turns green, and I have ptsd from an encounter with one of those big, blue taxis a.k.a. MyCiti on that stretch of road. So I clip in and slowly amble off, nodding at the bus to go and I will pull in behind. He toots at me and obliges me to go. I hop onto the pavement on the other side and he passes with another friendly toot. My last 1km home was much more pleasant than it normally is.

Nice one

(I call that mode of transport a circumbendibus)

[ChrisF]

On 10/16/2024 at 8:51 PM, gemmerbal said:

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. 

 

Two weeks later

 

Yellow paint markings still in place

 

"PASOP" painted on the road as well.

 

 

WHERE are the authorities ?  Why is this dangerous situation not addressed ?

 

 

 

Dare I ask: "WHERE is PPA in this ?"

 

 

 

Is there is a number or email we can all contact to report this ongoing dangerous spot ?

 

 

 

My blood boils about this type of lackluster approach from our local authorities ..... 

[Wannabe]

Have you contacted PPA to inform them of this situation, or to as if they are aware of it and what they are going to do about it?

Serious question.

[Jbr]

They reported the accident on their social media the day it happened, pretty sure they are aware.

[ChrisF]

39 minutes ago, Wannabe said:

Have you contacted PPA to inform them of this situation, or to as if they are aware of it and what they are going to do about it?

Serious question.

 

36 minutes ago, Jbr said:

They reported the accident on their social media the day it happened, pretty sure they are aware.

 

@Wannabe I have sent an email to the info@pedalpower address.

 

 

Might not be a bad idea if more Hubbers can do similar.

 

 

By all means, if somebody has contact details of the relevant local authority responsible for this section of road, please share.

[mikkelz]

https://www.westerncape.gov.za/dept/department-premier/contact-us

[Wannabe]

I also fired an e-mail off to them, enquiring if they are busy driving/following up on this.

 

[cvancoillie]

On 10/18/2024 at 7:52 PM, Acre said:

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

 

 

On the route of the One Tonner this Sunday, about 2,5 km from the start. Neutral till there as a mark of respect?

[Meezo]

https://www.facebook.com/share/QvbK3Fjop7zSJJPg/

[Skubarra]

14 hours ago, ChrisF said:

Dare I ask: "WHERE is PPA in this ?"

Not to detract from your post but how many of us are even still PPA members? Think my membership lapsed this year, for me they are becoming increasing irrelevant.

[Mamil]

1 hour ago, Skubarra said:

Not to detract from your post but how many of us are even still PPA members? Think my membership lapsed this year, for me they are becoming increasing irrelevant.

I'm a member but increasingly annoyed with them. There is hardly any visible advocacy for us and what there is seems completely ineffectual. Development after development goes up with new roads being built with no riding infrastructure incorporated. Silence on crucial issues and an endless stream of posts telling us to share the road, ride single file and wear bright clothing. 

 

[dexterdent]

2 hours ago, Meezo said:

https://www.facebook.com/share/QvbK3Fjop7zSJJPg/

Arrest the knob, and then arrest the other knobs who use this behaviour as justification for killing the other law-abiding cyclists on a Sunday ride (like always, the comments on that Facebook post are probably not representative of the whole, but paint a picture of the people we share a road with).

[Meezo]

1 hour ago, dexterdent said:

Arrest the knob, and then arrest the other knobs who use this behaviour as justification for killing the other law-abiding cyclists on a Sunday ride (like always, the comments on that Facebook post are probably not representative of the whole, but paint a picture of the people we share a road with).

my thoughts exactly...

 

 

also think i meant to put this in the motorists vs cyclists thread

[ChrisF]

3 hours ago, Skubarra said:

Not to detract from your post but how many of us are even still PPA members? Think my membership lapsed this year, for me they are becoming increasing irrelevant.

 

2017 PPA had a strong presence at MTB events  .... to the point there were threads on the Hub that PPA is only aimed at MTB, and dont care about roadies .... how things change.

 

In any case, had a nice chat with them at the Fyn Breede event.  Next event I took extra cash to pay my PPA membership .... JA, back then we still paid in cash, at events.  Never saw them again at any MTB events.

 

 

Still, they ARE the "official" voice of cyclists .... so they SHOULD be following up on these danger spots.  O-well, let their actions show us who they are and what their priorities are .....

[Jbr]

I rode through town this morning, something I don't do that often. Damn it was terrifying, I changed my plan of going to suikerbossie and back after a couple of cars almost parked over me. Noone stops at stop signs, noone looks in their ******* mirrors, but sure the problem is always that cyclists think they own the roads blablabla...

Once again I felt cycling on the road is the most dangerous sport I've ever done, and I use to race motorbikes bar to bar at 280kph..

Edited November 1, 2024 by Jbr