East Rand danger areas

[Eldron]

The Engen area is notorious for jackings...oddly enough I thought the situation would improve after they demolished that squatter camp round the corner. Apparently not.

 

I stop my riding area about 1km west of the engen and have never had any trouble. I ride through the mealie fields and dirt roads there a lot (same trails used for the4 Dunblane/Beat of the East etc.)

[Dexter-morgan]

count me lucky I have ridded the east rand flat , including modderfontien all the off road out to Kyalami ,

The dumps in Benoni ,day and Night rides,

 

Out to serengeti all the way to Jan Smuts house

 

I ride 3-4 times a week at 3:45am on the road

 

And I have had no Incidents,

 

I try and keep an eye out, and never ride off road alone, we always have peperspray, I have a neck knive as well as a .40 Glock

 

 

 

o my advise is always ridein groups , and have a plan amongst the people in the group if anything happens what are you all going to do , ALWAYS RIDE PREPEARED

 

 

 

MY 2 C WORTH

 

Can I join you on your next ride?? just bring along that Glock

[Marq001]

ah the kempton park area there by serengeti is usually where i go ride. Apparently there was also an incident on the road that runs parallel to the railway tracks not to long ago, so im a bit hesitant to go there again, which is a pity cause i had an awesome 30km loop set out there which was awesome!

 

Been thinking of attaching pepper spray to the bike, but hey, i dont exactly want to get stabbed so those pieces of C@#p must rather take the bike and leave me alone. Not always the case these days as it seems you these scoundrels will stab for R10.

[scotty]

There is a mounted patrol along the railway tracks to prevent cable thieves, we usually ride through mielie fields to Broodblik for coffee and pancakes then return via the railway tracks +/- 50km trip.

[steve61]

I haven't been next to the Bapsfontein railway for ages. I stick to the Dunblane-Broodblik route using Benoni A/H as the outward or homeward leg.

Also haven't been near the Engen for at least a year which is a pity coz it was a nice route. There are also railway tracks in that area so I'm confused as to which railway is dodgy?

[militarac]

Howzit

Just quick note they try robbed me this Saturday (22/12/12 got right date this time ) time about 0645 again bush opposite of One stop Engen garage in bush so stay away from that area if you can stay on R25 and Serengeti side unless you in bigger group.

 

 

 

 

on positive note had ride yestarday around etate on golf path 15km with one hand wasnt bad.

 

Keep safe and ride a lots

Merry xmas and New year.

Over and out

 

Will write bigger letter once i have more time

Edited December 24, 2012 by militarac

[scotty]

Howzit

Just quick note they try robbed me this Saturday (22/12/12 got right date this time ) time about 0645 again bush opposite of One stop Engen garage in bush so stay away from that area if you can stay on R25 and Serengeti side unless you in bigger group.

 

 

 

 

on positive note had ride yestarday around etate on golf path 15km with one hand wasnt bad.

 

Keep safe and ride a lots

Merry xmas and New year.

Over and out

 

Will write bigger letter once i have more time

Eish, heard about it on Sat.

 

Heard they 1st tried to mug you unsuccessfully then you chased after them and was when they stabbed you.

[Brightspark]

This morning at 10.30 am riding on Barbara Road towards North Reef Road , just before Bester road , I heard a commotion on the top floor of the flats on the left, when I saw this guy coming running to the end of the balcony, he hurled a 2 litre bottle of coke from the third floor at me , missed me by inches , as I managed to increase my speed when I saw him throw something so I managed to get away. If this had hit me or my bike who knows what would have happened as that was a 2 kg missile coming at me at speed.. Now not only do we have to be aware of what is around us at ground level , but what also what can sent from above from flat balconies!

[The Ouzo]

Howzit

Just quick note they try robbed me this Saturday (22/12/12 got right date this time ) time about 0645 again bush opposite of One stop Engen garage in bush so stay away from that area if you can stay on R25 and Serengeti side unless you in bigger group.

 

 

 

 

on positive note had ride yestarday around etate on golf path 15km with one hand wasnt bad.

 

Keep safe and ride a lots

Merry xmas and New year.

Over and out

 

Will write bigger letter once i have more time

just to get this straight, this was not ON the road but rather off road?

Just want to make sure because I ride that road often.

[Brightspark]

Probably offroad

Edited January 1, 2013 by Brightspark

[sharkysa]

Only guys from the east rand could ride with glocks! Love it, my old hood

[Wayne Potgieter]

Only guys from the east rand could ride with glocks! Love it, my old hood

when I stayed in boksburg north I cycled with a glock 19. I ride with my little guy.

 

Now in benoni I don't.

[Kranswurm]

All this is worrying me

I have bought a place in Glen Erasmia

Been looking at Google to find some routes for mtbing and that area looked favourable.

[Escapee..]

All this is worrying me

I have bought a place in Glen Erasmia

Been looking at Google to find some routes for mtbing and that area looked favourable.

 

There is big group from Finish line (in Glen Marais) that ride in that area, there is a group that does a 40km loop and then another group that head to Irene for a 80km loop.

 

I wouldn't do the longer loop on my own though, even two riders are a bit risky

[davetapson]

Seems to me that if you avoid squatter camps, you reduce the danger?

 

I ride E. Rand in to Houghton often during the week, via Jet Park, and, touch wood, so far have had no probs.

 

Also ride out on Old Pretoria Rd (Pretoria Rd?) to Bapsfontein / Bronkhorstspruit and around on those dirt roads around there and have had no probs so far. Have ridden on the railway tracks, but as I ride alone, don't feels so safe, so don't much do that anymore.

[BG]

Good news! Report by - Wolfram Zwecker

 

 

Hi guys

Three accused (26, 28 and 38) charged with the rape of a 26 year old cyclist were denied bail in the Kempton Park regional court today.

These are the guys who held up the brother and sister who were out riding their bikes near the Benoni offramp on the R21 highway to Pta.

They tied them up and later raped the sister. A week later, with the help of eBlockwatch and Andre, they were arrested.

No info was given about num 1, (he did not apply for bail) but 2 and 3 are serious jailbirds.

Num 2 has been convicted 10 (ten) times since 1993, num 3 about 8 times.

The case has been postponed to 18 July awaiting DNA results. All 3 have made confessions and pointed out the crime scene so the case looks good. It will be heard in the highcourt. Gang rape carries a life (25 years) sentence. "Normal" rape is 15.

 

The 10 cases of theft/robberies in the kempton area, where cyclists were robbed of their bikes do not look so rosy. None of the suspects were ID at the ID parade, so they can only be charged with being in possession of stolen goods. (and a bike, even worth thousands, is not high on our magistrates list as worst evils).

They are being charged in the Tembisa regional courts.

 

Moral of the story, if you get robbed, try (easily said) and get as much info of the robber, as possible. Afterwards keep in touch with the investigating officer (easier said than done).

 

If they could have ID' the robbers, a case of organized crime could have been build, going from Tembisa (Kempton) all the way back to Mozambique. That would have meant a sentence of 10/15 years, now we are looking at a slap on the wrist.