Good Morning, I drove through the new stop street coming from Lower main road, great to see the new signs at the intersection between Bishop and Arnold street, yet when one is at the stop street and bnecause of the parked cars, one cannot see what is coming along Arnold street from the left side. I note that this part of the intersection has no stop sign painted thus giving these people the right of way. A four way stop would have been the better way to go.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Biddy Greene Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 9:49 PM To: The Observatory Neighbourhood watch Subject: Re: [obsnw] new stop street For me the worst is the Main Road and the way cars, taxis and even Golden Arrow buses go through the lights long after they've turned red. If they put cameras at the Station Road lights and the Bowden Road lights they'd make a fortune in fines in half an hour! On May 18, 9:59 am, Ancois Bester <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Sam, > > Thanks for posting your comments here! You are one of several who have > been victims of that intersection. > > Whilst they were painting the Stop I contact OPS to ask them to keep > an eye there as much as they can - especially during peak times. I > this morning drove down Arnold, saw them parking off near the corner > observing and it reminded *me *to stop! > > We are working with law enforcement to resolve some of these issues in > our area - driving down one way streets, skipping Stops, parking on > corners and obstructing the view, speeding and illegal parking from > metered and minibus taxis, side-walk mechanics and parking congestions > are only some of the issues we are focussing on. We are also meeting > with our Ward Councillor and some his officials next week to also > discuss other matters such as traffic issues and resolves surrounding > the mill and other traffic /congestion resolves such as lines and signs. > > Also to note - when the pole with the Stop sign is erected the Stop > will be much more visible. > > Kind regards, > > Ancois Bester Ms. > *Office Manager* > > *OBSID: Observatory Improvement District, Cape Town* > *tel*: 021 448 7090 *fax*: 086 639 4005* *41 Station > road, > Observatory > OBSID website <http://www.obs.org.za/improvement-district/> * > *OBSID Google group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/obsid-chat> > * ** *OBSID on > Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/Observatory.Improvement.District> > > OBSID on Twitter <https://twitter.com/#%21/OBSID_Obs> ONW Google > group<https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/obsnw> > * *iloveobs Google > group<https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/iloveobs> > * > * > *Safer, Cleaner, Smarter * > * > * > > On 18 May 2012 08:15, SamB <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Saw the stop street too! > > Being a victim of an accident at that intersection that caused a > > substantial amount of damage to my car I was super-excited to see > > the Stop street. > > The only problem is will people actually stop? This seems to be an > > ever increasing problem, sadly enough with Obs locals. I think it;s > > the mentality that Obs is a sleepy village and "there's not much > > traffic, so why stop?" (by the way this was said to me by the Obs > > local that took my car out!) > > > Every time I leave my driveway and drive through Obs I feel like I'm > > fighting a battle, avoiding badly parked cars, pedestrians that > > insist on walking in the middle of the road and people that feel > > they're above traffic laws. Just my 2 cents! > > > Sam > > > On Wednesday, May 16, 2012 2:57:42 PM UTC+2, ancois - obsid wrote: > > >> Thanks Rosemary! > >> # > >> I just saw that happening and was busy posting about it! :) > > >> Another battle won! City are busy painting the 4 way stop at our > >> request > >> - cnr Arnold & Bishop! Too many accidents and near misses there to mention. > >> Thank you City officials (and our Ward Councillor, Brett Herron), > >> for hearing our plea - we love it when a plan comes together. > > >> **this new stop will also defer the trend of minibus taxis > >> illegally travelling (and speeding) through or residential area to > >> avoid the Main rd traffic. > > >> Ancois Bester Ms. > >> *Office Manager* > > >> *OBSID: Observatory Improvement District, Cape Town* > >> *tel*: 021 448 7090 *fax*: 086 639 4005* *41 Station > >> road, Observatory OBSID website > >> <http://www.obs.org.za/improvement-district/> * *OBSID Google > >> group<https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/obsid-chat > >> > > >> * ** *OBSID on > >> Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/Observatory.Improvement.District> > > >> OBSID on Twitter <https://twitter.com/#%21/OBSID_Obs> ONW > >> Google group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/obsnw> * > >> *iloveobs Google group > >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/iloveobs> > >> * > >> * > >> *Safer, Cleaner, Smarter * > >> * > >> * > > >> On 16 May 2012 14:31, Rosemary Robins <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> YAY! YAY! YAY! - new stop street in Arnold, cnr Arnold and Bishop. > >>> Hopefully it will assist in slowing down the speeding vehicles. > > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>> Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to obsnw+unsubscribe@** > >>> googlegroups.com <obsnw%[email protected]>. > >>> For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/** > >>> group/obsnw?hl=en <http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en>. > > >> -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "iloveobs" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To > >unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >[email protected] > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/iloveobs?hl=en- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. 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