Endeavour Hills residents Michelle Rabottini and Odette Grantham, with Scarlett, 3, urged the City of Casey to act on speeding motorists after Odette’s parked car was written off along David Collins Drive in May.
By Glen Atwell
MOTORISTS travelling along David Collins Drive in Endeavour Hills will soon come under police scrutiny.
The City of Casey will inform the Victoria Police Traffic Management Unit that more than half the vehicles using the sweeping road are speeding.
In a bid to curb hooning along the road, council will install, ‘Hoon Hotline’ signs and invite residents to stick ‘50 In My Street’ signs on their wheelie bins.
Recent traffic surveys revealed that east of Roberts Court, two out of every three vehicles travelling along David Collins Drive were speeding.
North of Paran Close, more than half the drivers were speeding.
In a report to council, Casey manager of transport Paul Hamilton said the surveys indicated vehicle speeds were significantly higher than the speed limits.
“Feedback from the community has identified continuing problems with vehicles losing control in the north east section of David Collins Drive in the area of the reverse curve and sharper left-hand bend,” the report said.
“Officers are proposing a low-cost trial of a combination of warning signs and pavement markings to reinforce to motorists the need to approach this section at an appropriate speed.”
By informing the police of the speeding statistics, users of David Collins Drive that provides access to more than 500 homes and the Frog Hollow sporting reserves, can expect a stronger police presence.
In the five-year period to 30 June 2007, there has been one serious injury accident and one other injury accident on David Collins Drive.
David Collins Drive resident Karen Oke said her street was like a racetrack.
“Cars accelerate up the hill and around the bend for fun,” she said.
“Almost every weekend we hear the noise of screeching tyres as another car loses control.”
