A quite dramatic junction upgrade was recently completed at Endler and Martinson in Stellenbosch. The upgrade has many positive changes but fails for fietsers. Endler Road provides access to a small gated community, the local primary school and a high school. Below, we can see the junction configuration before and after. In the old junction […]
Archives for August 2023
The South African Mini-Roundabout
The South African mini-roundabout (or mini-circle) has right-of-way characteristics similar to a stop junction. It is not well known and an occasional source of confusion for visitors and locals alike. In normal roundabouts you simply yield to the traffic coming from the right. In the mini-roundabout the rule is subtly different, it is ‘first to […]
Morkel and Jonkershoek junction
The Morkel-Jonkershoek junction is designed for flow of traffic, yet it is within a woonerf and many young children use the pedestrian crossing to and from school. Drivers are known to not stop at the junction’s pedestrian crossings. A simple redesign will drastically improve the safety for young children. It is known to local parents […]