road blocks

Written by playgal from the blog play on 10 Oct 2008
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I have noticed lately that they are a heck of a lot of so called roadblocks and metro police who are on standby everywhere more specifically ones created for public transport taxis in particular, where a taxi can stop and people jump off. As a person who uses public transport half of the time I am encountered with this problem day in and day out so I wanted to express my concerns with it. As people might have heard that the Durban transport buses are on a strike some of us are forced to use taxis as an alternative mode of transportation.

Now the problem starts here, some persons work at the industrial parks on the freeway Nandi drive so they tend to ask to jump off at the bridge there or the petrol stations. Now when this happens as we all know the rules of the road u cannot stop on the freeway yellow line or something like that, but the drivers do so and end up getting tickets.

Recently there was a taxi strike which include the taxi that go from the workshop to south beach and surrounding areas, they were also complaining that they cannot do their jobs properly because of the metro police who keep on giving them tickets for taking on and jumping off passengers. Even when they are at designated areas

Now this morning there are metro police at every stop which are designated as places where passengers get of and the drivers then get tickets for stopping there, so what are these stops for if they get tickets for stopping there?

So guys as most of us don’t have cars and depend on public transport and so forth what is ur guys take on the fact that there are more roadblocks for taxis than they are for private cars whereby they could be searching for criminals etc. whilst doing so instead of inconveniencing innocent people in the early hours of the morning and the late afternoon because cha these are the times that I observe these happenings.

Just something that I noticed happening in our society as a whole.

13 Comments

sweetie my baby
10 Oct 2008 03:42

more relevantly, my dear - what is happening with your blog, lately?????

Sana Lwam
10 Oct 2008 03:47

It's a road block sweetie my baby, take another route LOL

belz
10 Oct 2008 03:50

gal, maybe you need to email tvsa admin, coz im sure you are not doing this on purpose maybe there is a technical error. all the best.

Nonny
10 Oct 2008 03:55

It's a road block sweetie my baby, take another route LOL
LOL Sana Lwam

I agree with Belz, email TVSA admin and they will help u upload ur article. There is so much that can be said abt roadblocks, I look forward to ur blog playgal.

faraimagic
10 Oct 2008 04:00

and nou?

Toxic
10 Oct 2008 04:00

LOL Belz!!!

molibelis
10 Oct 2008 04:16

Bathong cant u C the topic,it says...... U have 6 Lotto Numbers,and u didnt played them,and Walaaaaaa, yr numbers are out but Ooooooooops,u dnt have a slip to prove,what will u do to claim yr 2.3 000 000? Stop saying there is nothing there,,

faraimagic
10 Oct 2008 04:20

Bwaaaaaaaaaah road blocks and Lotto<Bwahhhhhhhhhh! why wud there be a Road block wen someone wins Lotto?bwaaaaaaahanyway where are the creative minds?cumon Bananaz bwaaaaaah i cant stop laughing!Jeeeeesus wat a way to start a week end!

molibelis
10 Oct 2008 04:29

Firstdvd
11 Oct 2008 01:09

Playgal...Metro Police is doing its job for your safety on the road. They book you because of X Y Z not for fun! SAPS is dealing with criminals/crime and besides, crime is everywhere!

sweetie my baby
12 Oct 2008 01:21

@ sana lwam - very cute, ha ha ha!! ok, let me settle down and read it now...

belz
12 Oct 2008 03:35

LOL!! playgal im so glad you managed to get hold of admin. you know what playgal, i think here in Joburg its the other way round, especially on Sundays, today there is a lot of roadblocks aimed at priate cars, William Nicol has these blocks all the time and so does that road that goes to Wynberg, im even scared to go anywhere coz i've got outstanding traffic fines, so hayi i dont think these affects taxis only, its everybody,and these people are just doing their jobs, no matter how annoying they are.

Floh
01 Nov 2008 09:25

Let Zuma and team disband them, and be under security guards so we will cruise freely in our roads.

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