Notice of Motion: Pedestrian Safety
The Notice of Motion which follows was approved at the 27 September eThekwini Full Council Meeting.
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15 September 2011
The Speaker
eThekwini Municipality
Councillor Logie Naidoo
NOTICE OF MOTION IN TERMS OF RULE OF ORDER 13
This council noting that:
The WHO’s “World report on road traffic injury prevention” which says:
1. The principal road safety engineering techniques for improving the safety of pedestrians and cyclists are the provision of safer routes … and area-wide speed reduction or traffic-calming measures.
2. Area-wide speed and traffic management can be highly effective, particularly in residential areas, where benefits have been found to exceed costs by a factor of 9.7.
3. At speeds below 30 km/h pedestrians can coexist with motor vehicles in relative safety and recommends that limit for residential roads.
Resolves that Exco investigates and reports on the following:
1. ETA be required to consider and report within 3 months on the section of the report entitled “Interventions” and consider implementation of the recommendations.
2. The budget for traffic-calming measures such as rumble strips and speed humps be doubled for the next financial year.
PROPOSER
WB CHAPMAN
SECONDER
H GUMBI
September 27th, 2011 at 5:16 pm
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