MERRI-BEK: Petition calls for increased road safety
Pascoe Vale MLA Anthony Cianflone (pictured) has presented a 514-signature to State Parliament calling urgent road safety measures required to improve the safety for all road users long the Sydney Rd Corridor, from O’Hea St in Coburg North to Boundary Rd in Fawkner.
“As a major north-south arterial corridor that facilitates thousands of freight, private-vehicle, public transport and other commuter movements every day, the corridor has continued to experience unacceptably high rates of fatalities, serious injuries, accidents, close calls and near misses,” the Legislative Assembly was told.
“As highlighted by the recent Parliamentary Inquiry on Vulnerable Road User Safety, key arterials like Sydney Rd should be prioritised for new road safety, traffic calming and mitigation measures to help ensure everyone has safe options to drive, walk, or ride to and from their home, including the increasing number of young families, elderly residents and vulnerable road users in the area.”
The petition asks foir the introduction of safer speeds, improved signage, enhanced pedestrian crossings, dedicated turning lanes, traffic calming measures, greater provisions and protections for pedestrians, cyclists and road users, along with stronger enforcement.