Slow Cape Town

People always say that Capetonians are slower than the rest of South Africa... That we've relaxed our pace... blaming the mountain and ocean... Well now it looks like we're truly headed that way, with a proposal by Transport MEC Robin Carlisle to further cut road deaths by doing the following:
 - Reducing the speed limit by 10km/h, from 120km/h to 110km/h -
    and from 80km/h to 70km/h (WHY, why I'd like to know)
 - Banning blue-light brigades transporting VIP's (this I like)
 - A 1.5m passing law for motorists overtaking cyclists (not bad either)
 - Special consideration at shools, around busses, places with high passenger numbers
 - Compulsory wearing of seatbelts for ALL passengers

As you can see, I'm not saying everything is bad... just why reduce the speed limit? What will 10km/h do? Most taxi's can't even do 100km/h, yet they are causing havoc! Are we working a symptom here? A Cause? What? I don't see the need... Cars are getting safer, smarter, better equipped... when was the last time the speed limit was INCREASED? Hmmm?

Everything is going up... Look at petrol, as of today (or last night 12pm) petrol is costing us 93c/l MORE! Food prices will go up, but speed limits are coming down... LOL! Probably the Govt's way of fooling the general public!

SO, lets take things super slow... as only we can!!!

For more information - and to comment on this proposal (by 20 September 2012) refer here.