On Friday 3rd November 2023 the local municipality listened to the concerns of local parents, worried that drivers are ignoring the crossing their children use to get to school, and upgraded the junction. They used some magic protection-paint at the crossing points and we can see the impact, now the junction is safe, nothing to […]
Junction Design
Endler and Martinson Junction Upgrade
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 […]
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 […]