Potholes often prove to be a serious menace for motorists but they can also be a deadly menace for bikers. It is for this reason that members of Bikers against Road Carnage (B.A.R.C) spray coloured spray paint around potholes, with the hope that the municipality will take action.
Liebenberg, a paramedic and firefighter, created the movement after his friend and fellow biker TC Frankenberg (32) died on December 26 after being critically injured in a motorcycle accident at unmarked road works on Isando Road.
Bikers across South Africa, and even in America and Ireland, have started to follow these local bikers’ example. “We can’t afford for things to go on like this, it is a tragedy waiting to happen,” says Liebenberg. “We’ll be happy when potholes are properly fixed because they keep appearing.”
According to him, BARC is not politically affiliated, hence their choice of pink paint most often. “We just want to create awareness and we want to see action taken,” he adds. Liebenberg and fellow bikers were seen on the corner of Veld and Vlei streets in Glen Marais on Wednesday afternoon, where they marked multiple potholes. Passing motorists were delighted.
B.A.R.C encourages the public to get on board with supporting the campaign by spraying potholes and road hazards, take a picture and post it on the B.A.R.C Facebook group. “We can’t afford for things to go on like this,” the founding member of BARC, Jan Liebenberg, says about the potholes in Kempton Park.
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