More Speed Traps

KwaZulu Natal - Speedtraps 4

By sss2nv 10 NOV, 2008

Trapping at bottom end of Umgeni river Bridge. Both ways at diffrent times. Also at top of same hill as you approach Riverside hotel travelling North. Either at the left on the pavement or in the bush or on a ballustraded landing on the right.

On the bridge just after the Westville offramp, Lasers facing M19 both directions. Before 9am & after 3pm.

There is a new trap in Durban, coming into Durban just past the Brickfield Road on ramp they have set up a camera that is painted black on the left of the concrete blocks that are set up for the road works. It's smaller and more discrete than usual, so keep a lookout.

Second fixed camera just installed on N3 south bound lane on Van Reenen pass. Be careful. 100 km zone. The first is after you pass breakdown people on your right hand side on the pass. The new one is about 2 km after that. Both cameras are fixed on the left hand side.

There is a speed trap at the intersection of Kwambonambi. It is a 80km/h zone they are trapping with a laser camera, the detectors don't pick up the band they are using. There is also no car and they hide so you don't even know you have been caught.

Travelling north towards Kwambonambi +/- 4 km before they are trapping from the bush - there is no car or sign of them. They are using a laser camera so you don't know if you are caught. It is a 100 km/h zone.

Metro regularly traps at Brittania Hotel in both directions. I am of the opinion that us soft targets could make a statement if we could get 30 or more motorists to all drive at 60 km/h, preferably abreast, on a Friday afternoon leaving the city heading towards the N2. I am sure that given the current traffic volumes there will be a huge snarl up.

This week, I have noticed a new speed trap when travelling into Durban on the N3.
On the run down from Tollgate bridge into the city, just after the split at the bottom where you can either go to the beachfront or to the city, there is an overhead pedestrian bridge. The speed limit used to reduce to 60km/h after the bridge, but new 60km/h signs have been erected at the point of the split and the cops are sitting on the pedestrian bridge taking photos from the back.
They have been there for the last 2 days from early in the morning, so take care.

Travelling on the N3 into Durban, after the split at the bottom of the freeway where you can go to the Beachfront or into the city, there is a pedestrian bridge. The speed limit reduction signs to 60km/h have been recently moved to before the pedestrian bridge and the trap is on the pedestrian bridge taking pictures from behind. This is a new location since beginning September 2006

Look out for trapping as you pass Durban airport, under the bridge just before Isipingo off ramp.