Flexi-posts in Towering run over by errant drivers
Published on: Thursday, February 20, 2020
Public Works Department staff will check on the condition of the flexi-posts at the section of Jalan Penampang, near the Towering roundabout.
This follows a complaint from a Penampang motorist that these structures were badly in need of maintenance.
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He said many of the posts had been run-over, allowing inconsiderate drivers to encroach into the adjacent traffic lanes.
The individual related his observations in a letter to Hotline which was forwarded to the Department.
A Public Works Department spokesman said its staff would be sent to verify these claims.
“We will have to determine if the road and flexi-posts in question are under our jurisdiction,” he said.
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“If this is so, we will arrange to have those that are missing replaced as soon as possible.”
He said the relevant agency would be alerted to the problem at the intersection, if the opposite proved to be the case.
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IAN of Penampang said the flexi-posts were intended to preserve the smooth flow of traffic at the roundabout.
“The posts were put up to delineate traffic lanes and keep drivers in their respective lanes but they are frequently rammed into by irresponsible road-users,” he said.
“After these structures are destroyed, the local authorities will replace them with new posts which do not last long.”
He noticed that these structures had been replaced several times already.
Ian said the lack of posts near the roundabout was potentially hazardous to the public.
“I shared my concern with another driver who personally claimed to have seen a car recklessly speeding from the Towering area towards a petrol kiosk near the roundabout.
“The motorist cut across the lanes as there were no posts in his/ her way.”
Given as how the posts had not proven durable, he was at a loss to understand why they kept being erected over and over again.
“The relevant agency should consider constructing yellow concrete dividers instead.”
He said such “lane-dividers” were built near the roundabout on Jalan Kolam, near the Sabah Golf and Country Club.
“Before the dividers were built, drivers had previously been cutting across the lanes, endangering the other road-users here.
“One night, I personally saw a speeding car scrape against the divider.
“The driver found out the hard way that he/ she should stay within his/ her lane as there was an ugly scratch on his/ her vehicle.”
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