THE City of Greater Geelong says it will ‘review’ the crossings on The Parade after locals raised serious concerns about their safety.
The crossings were initially installed after calls from locals, particularly the elderly, infirm and mothers with pushchairs, for a safe route between the town’s main car park and the doctors surgery.
Since then Ocean Plaza has opened up and pedestrian and motor traffic have both increased.
Many locals say the existing crossings are poorly marked and drivers are not seeing people crossing until very late.
Last week Ron Johnson wrote to the Voice expressing his concerns. His letter has prompted similar responses and phone calls to our newsdesk.
“We appreciate having the crossing,” Mr Johnson said this week.
“But they have to be visible to the drivers. Not everyone can make eye contact with the drivers.”
In the space of the 15 minutes that the Voice spoke to other concerned residents we witnessed three near misses on one of the crossings.
Many of those believe the crossings need lights to make it more obvious to drivers.
Kevin Callinan said: “At least if they should paint it (the stripes on the road) yellow so that drivers can see it.”
City of Greater Geelong Manager Engineering Services David Hannah said the City had recently carried out works at the pedestrian crossing in The Parade, Ocean Grove.
“We have trimmed the trees, improved the signage and upgraded the line marking. We are also going to review the existing arrangement,” he said.
“We urge drivers to take care when approaching the pedestrian crossing in this busy part of Ocean Grove.”
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