Pamela van der Merwe, Fish Hoek
It is with great concern that I write this letter to ask Law Enforcement and the City of Cape Town for urgent intervention to prevent a fatal accident.
Dunster Avenue from the corner of First Avenue is a one-way into the main road, with a stop sign on the corner of main road by Pep Stores.
And yet, every day, taxis and cars find it necessary to drive against the one way as a short cut to the parking spaces on Dunster or just shoot across First Avenue into Dalton Road. There have been a few accidents there already.
This problem is a fatal accident waiting to happen.
Please, powers that be, speed bumps are required from the circle to Dalton Road. A speed bump is needed where Dalton crosses Protea, and something constructive needs to be done about this one-way, or will we wait for a fatality before action is taken?
• Mayoral committee member for urban mobility, Rob Quintas responds: I can confirm that Dunster Avenue, between First Avenue and De Waal Road, is indeed a one-way eastbound.
By law, motorists may not enter Dunster Avenue and travel west. There are also two No Entry signs in place indicating to motorists that entry is prohibited.
While enforcement by traffic services may be a deterrent, a physical solution may be to implement flexible bollards, or similar, to discourage right-turning movements into Dunster Avenue. We thank you for raising this and confirm that the City will investigate this matter further.
