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There is no bigger waste of money than a speeding fine.

At least when you wake up from a big night to see the dreaded bank notifications on your phone (a round of shots at 1:30AM, unwise), you had the pleasure of actually spending the money.

For Sea Point residents and those who regularly drive through the area, you might want to be wary of at least six new speed cameras that have recently been installed.

Speaking to CapeTalk’s Refilwe Moloto, Sea Point ward councillor Nicola Jowell says the cameras have been installed “to help combat speedsters and illegal street racers in the area”:

According to Jowell, the new cameras are part of an ongoing effort to bolster traffic enforcement in Sea Point, which has become a hotspot for illegal street racing in Cape Town.

Jowell says the speed cameras are meant to act as a deterrent, particularly on roads with speed limits such as 50km/h.

“Of course, one doesn’t like to give away locations of speed cameras as these one could quickly find their way on social media… the idea is to be a deterrent… we don’t want people to speed.”

The exact locations may be unknown, but Jowell did mention that Beach Road, Helen Suzman Boulevard, and Green Point’s Main Road are hotspots for speeding.

Residents have been complaining about illegal street races for a while. A News24 story from last October could offer a few more clues as to where those cameras may be found:

Sea Point residents say they are having sleepless nights due to “street car racers” using residential roads as a racing track.

A resident, who does not want to be named for fear of intimidation, says he has been living in High Level Road for more than 10 years and adds it’s now been turned into a “racing track”.

The stretch of road from Stadium Circle to the Aquarium was mentioned as a popular street racing spot.

Jowell is also quoted in that article as saying that “mobile speed enforcement has been implemented along Beach Road”.

While there have been gripes on social media, Jowell says those obeying the speed limits “should have absolutely no problem at all”.

Seeing as though you’re here already, I’d like to take this moment to warn everybody about the stop sign at the merge of Mill Street and Jutland Avenue in Gardens.

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Even though many treat it more as a yield sign, people regularly get hit with R1 500 fines for not stopping here.

There’s my good deed for the day sorted.

[sources:capetalk&news24]