Over 16 000 Road Users Demand Pedestrian Bridges over Speed Humps – Windhoek Observer

‘Pedestrian safety shouldn’t be at motorists’ cost’

Activist Michael Amushelelo took part in a protest along Windhoek’s Western Bypass on Saturday against the newly installed N$704 000 speed humps that are causing severe traffic congestion. The humps were installed after minister of works and transport Veikko Nekundi gave a directive to do so. The protesters on Saturday said the directive has caused congestion and disrupted traffic flow along one of the capital’s busiest corridors. Amushelelo sai…

Over 16 000 road users demand pedestrian bridges over speed humps – Windhoek Observer

Allexer Namundjembo A petition calling for pedestrian bridges instead of speed humps on the B1 highway has collected more than 16 560 signatures, organisers say. Social justice activist Michael Amushelelo, who is spearheading the petition, said the total includes electronic signatures and over 1 000 handwritten signatures. The campaign is demanding the removal of what it calls “poorly planned, bolted plastic-and-metal speed humps” which it alleg…