Durbanville, Cape Town · Resident-led campaign · Since 2025

There is nowhere
to escape this noise.

A transparent evidence record of Checkers Sixty60 delivery bike noise on residential streets, and a public call for practical change.

The evidence dashboard

The data does the talking.

Seven weeks of Checkers Sixty60 delivery-bike passes counted on camera: daily counts, hourly patterns, the loudest passes, and every detected crossing. Proven minimums, not opinions.

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Current status: Checkers has again received mapped alternatives showing the same estimated travel time with far less residential routing. Its shortcut-block promise produced no measurable reduction, the noisy bikes remain intrusive, and residents still have no remedy from the City or ward councillor.

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Current status

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Updated 19 August 2026 - where the campaign stands across each formal channel.

Promise failed
Sixty60 helpline response Route alternatives were sent again on 19 August. One appears to offer the same distance and travel time while sparing roughly two-thirds of affected homes; a full main-road option shows the same estimated time and only about 100 to 200 metres more distance. The 3 July shortcut-block promise produced no measurable reduction.
No remedy
Environmental Health After a site visit, objective evidence and repeated follow-ups, residents were told that public-road traffic noise falls outside the regulations Environmental Health can enforce. Residents have not been shown the exact provision establishing that blanket exclusion. The branch was asked to improve rider awareness; no measurable reduction followed.
Blocked
Direct messages to Sixty60 social accounts Residents report that repeated requests for action on the noise issue led to accounts being blocked or shadowbanned instead of receiving a practical response.
No remedy
City traffic and transport channels Traffic Services says the motorcycles are road legal. Transport Management says the road is available to all traffic. Neither answer addresses the cumulative commercial routing impact or identifies an accountable City authority.
Never replied
DA Ward 103 councillor Gerhard Fourie has never personally replied. His secretary initially forwarded the complaint to Environmental Health. No direct answer, meeting or further intervention was communicated, and the later accountability emails are being ignored.
Active
Estate HOA engagement Estates coordinating formal pushback against bike routing.
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Audio recordings

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Initial reference samples recorded from a residential vantage point. Future uploads will include GPS coordinates, timestamps, and verified decibel readings.

Recording #1 1 Nov 2025 · Reference sample
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Recording #2 1 Nov 2025 · Reference sample
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Recording #3 1 Nov 2025 · Reference sample
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Recording #4 1 Nov 2025 · Reference sample
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Campaign journal

Updated 19 Aug 2026 When is enough evidence enough?
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Three practical changes

1

Use main roads where possible, not narrow residential shortcuts, especially during high-volume evening windows.

2

Stop using BigBoy Velocity motorbikes for residential deliveries. Adopt quieter vehicles with stronger maintenance standards.

3

Provide a clear escalation channel and response timeline for noise complaints from affected residents.

Since 2025

Current status quo

For many months, residents have repeatedly tried to resolve this issue directly with Checkers Sixty60 through formal complaints, messages, and escalation attempts. Residents have also visited the store in question multiple times and spoken directly with the regional manager. Those attempts have not produced meaningful mitigation for affected homes.

Residents report that after publicly criticising Checkers Sixty60 about this noise issue, their Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube accounts were banned or shadowbanned instead of the underlying problem being addressed. This is one reason this public evidence campaign exists.

A fair question for anyone with authority to fix this: how would they feel if they had no peace and quiet in their own homes from 8am to 8pm?

The problem

Why residents are raising this

Chronic traffic noise, especially in evenings and on weekends, can materially reduce quality of life. In our case, frequent uphill Checkers Sixty60 motorbike traffic creates repeated high-noise events throughout the day.

Residents report that the majority of the bikes used on this route are BigBoy Velocity motorbikes. These are widely seen as low-cost machines that are not suitable for repeated residential deliveries because the noise they produce is excessive, especially on inclines.

Residents tried private escalation channels first. Hundreds of messages and complaints were sent over many months, with no meaningful mitigation communicated to affected residents. This project exists to document the pattern clearly and advocate for practical change, not to target individuals.

Our position

Public mandate

We support delivery services. We also support the right of families to live in peaceful homes. These two goals can coexist when routing, vehicle standards, and complaint handling are managed responsibly.

This campaign will keep publishing evidence and practical asks until Checkers Sixty60 implements meaningful mitigation.