Triangles become hot property

THE prices of reflective warning triangles seem to have skyrocketed since an amendment of the Traffic Act made it compulsory for all motor vehicles to carry these road signs.

The prices of triangles vary, with the Automobile Association (AA) charging N$65.00 for a pair, while B and H Motor Spares is currently charging N$141.95. The AA says it has not increased the price of red triangles since the introduction of the new road rule.Availability has also become a problem.Cymot, B and H Motor Spares and the AA have run out of triangles and are awaiting stock.Motorists are worried that they will incur traffic fines while waiting for shops to obtain new stock.As the triangles are usually sold in sets of two, the AA has also said that “it is quite strange that only one is needed” in terms of the new legislation.The AA says it is confident that the law will be changed in the future to make it compulsory to carry two triangles.The AA says it has not increased the price of red triangles since the introduction of the new road rule.Availability has also become a problem.Cymot, B and H Motor Spares and the AA have run out of triangles and are awaiting stock.Motorists are worried that they will incur traffic fines while waiting for shops to obtain new stock.As the triangles are usually sold in sets of two, the AA has also said that “it is quite strange that only one is needed” in terms of the new legislation.The AA says it is confident that the law will be changed in the future to make it compulsory to carry two triangles.