Hi all, I have had confirmation from City that this will indeed become a *4 way stop *as noted. The contractor just did not have enough time in the day to complete both, however the 4 way will be in effect this week.
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 21 May 2012 08:34, Doug Price <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > 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/obsnw?hl=en. > > -- > 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 > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. 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