Chapter 11 - Sedibeng District Municipality

• Road lighting: There are still some road sections in especially the tow nship
areas which do not have lighting apart from high-mast lighting. It should be a
matter of principle that all class 2, 3 and 4 roads will have adequate street
lighting along those roads.
In addition, some remedial measures include the follow ing:
• Management measures: In the South African Road Safety Manual a number
of maintenance and management plans have been identified, w hich if
effectively implemented, w ill resolve a number of the safety problems in
Sedibeng.
• Incident Management Plan: An incident refers to “an accident, vehicle
breakdow n, spilled load or other random event that reduces the capacity of the
roadw ay.” It consists of five phases, namely: detection, response, on-site
management, clearance and follow-up. Of specific importance for Sdibeng w ill
be the management of an accident database linked to a GIS.
• Traffic Signal Management Plan: This aspect is dealt w ith elsew here in this
DITP.
• Traffic Signs and Road Markings Management Plan: This aspect is dealt
with elsew here in this DITP.
• Pavement Management Plan: If the Pavement Management System is
implemented effectively (w ith little or no budgetary restraints), no pavement
related safety incidents should become critical in Sedibeng.
• Roadside Maintenance Plan: Routine and collision maintenance
endeavours, including the clearing of rubbish and the cutting of vegetation as
well as the removal of illegal structures from w ithin the road reserve, will go a
long w ay tow ards eradicating unnecessary roadside hazards.
• Drainage Management Plan: The regular cleaning of storm w ater systems
will prevent periodic flooding and the depositing of silt on the road surfaces.
The follow ing Road Traffic Safety Management tools are defined in the Road Safety
Manual:
• set up a reliable road accident database on a GIS;
• road safety audits should be completed annually at those road elements
identified as priority problem areas on the road netw ork;
• development and implementation of the remedial measures;
• develop and implement road safety hazard management procedures in terms
of the management and maintenance plans;
• apply road safety design principles to new road projects through ensuring that
an independent safety audit is part and parcel of the design and approval
process;
• community liaison to ensure better achievement of road safety objectives,
especially w ith respect to traffic calming issues;
• education and training;
• publicity and marketing;
• law enforcement; and
• setting of road safety targets on a annual basis w hich can be measured
through the road accident database.
SDM DITP, 2008 to 2013 133 31 Aug 2010