Taxis find a new way to beat traffic congestion

By Mikhaila Crowie
6 April 2009

Traffic officials have been deployed after motorists complained that taxi drivers are now using the pavement to beat traffic congestion.

25 fines have been issued in the past three weeks to drivers who use this as an alternate road.

The department said this usually occurs in Albert Road, Woodstock.

Spokesperson for the City’s traffic department, Merle Lourens, said they have received complaints about eight months ago and issued seven fines of R300 each.

Lourens said officers have been deployed for the past few months and has made an appeal to the taxi drivers.

“You have passengers with you in the vehicle, it’s an extremely dangerous manoeuvre and we asking them not to do that and just tow the line like everybody else.”