Humps, Bumps And Lumps

SEEMS the Traffic/City Police (Department of Lumps and Bumps) is in dire need of cash.

That’s why we’re seeing so many of them (even on Sundays) in the suburbs lately, where they are earning easy cash by busting people for just about every traffic offence there is… except those offences that are a real threat on our roads! So put on your seat belts, extinguish your cigarettes and put your seat in a forward position, this is serious stuff here.Look, I’m not saying that driving without your seat belt is NO offence; I’m saying there are more serious offences happening every single day and you, the traffic department, are doing jack about it.You’re holding your list of priorities upside down.So you focus on people driving back home from church or the supermarket on a Sunday, going 45,6 km/h without a seat belt on, instead of busting reckless drivers (which we have in abundance in Windhoek City); or drivers that jump red robots (go have a look at any intersection in town – it happens about every five minutes!), giving other drivers no chance to proceed in their green phase; or taxis and Government cars that double park anywhere they please, block entrances as if it’s the most normal thing on earth, and stop smack dead centre in the middle of flowing traffic.I’ve never seen you bust any of these offenders.Never.Where are you when this happens? It’s not like we’re talking about rare occurrences here.Oh, and something else.If anyone really thinks that putting bumps and lumps in the road is a solution to speeding, think again.You’d have to place them 10 cm apart to have any effect at all.You’re wasting taxpayers’ money and causing wear and tear on vehicles.A futile attempt.So please pull your heads out of your rear ends and start doing something constructive.How about fixing up streets like Uhland Street (near Wilde Eend) or finally put up bridges where the rivers have washed the streets away for the umpteenth time in history.It’s not like there won’t be rain next year, you know.As for the cops, see you at the intersections (tip: start at John Meinert bridge!).Chuck Jaeger Windhoekexcept those offences that are a real threat on our roads! So put on your seat belts, extinguish your cigarettes and put your seat in a forward position, this is serious stuff here.Look, I’m not saying that driving without your seat belt is NO offence; I’m saying there are more serious offences happening every single day and you, the traffic department, are doing jack about it.You’re holding your list of priorities upside down.So you focus on people driving back home from church or the supermarket on a Sunday, going 45,6 km/h without a seat belt on, instead of busting reckless drivers (which we have in abundance in Windhoek City); or drivers that jump red robots (go have a look at any intersection in town – it happens about every five minutes!), giving other drivers no chance to proceed in their green phase; or taxis and Government cars that double park anywhere they please, block entrances as if it’s the most normal thing on earth, and stop smack dead centre in the middle of flowing traffic.I’ve never seen you bust any of these offenders.Never.Where are you when this happens? It’s not like we’re talking about rare occurrences here.Oh, and something else.If anyone really thinks that putting bumps and lumps in the road is a solution to speeding, think again.You’d have to place them 10 cm apart to have any effect at all.You’re wasting taxpayers’ money and causing wear and tear on vehicles.A futile attempt.So please pull your heads out of your rear ends and start doing something constructive.How about fixing up streets like Uhland Street (near Wilde Eend) or finally put up bridges where the rivers have washed the streets away for the umpteenth time in history.It’s not like there won’t be rain next year, you know.As for the cops, see you at the intersections (tip: start at John Meinert bridge!).Chuck Jaeger Windhoek