Petition Road safety along the Sydney Road Corridor, North Coburg

Issue:

This petition of residents in Victoria draws to the attention of the Legislative Assembly the urgent road safety measures required to improve the safety for all road users, in particular vulnerable road users and local residents, along the Sydney Road Corridor, from O’Hea Street in Coburg North to Boundary Road 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. 

As highlighted by the recent Parliamentary Inquiry on Vulnerable Road User Safety, key arterials like Sydney Road 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.

Action:

The petitioners therefore request that the Legislative Assembly address urgent new road safety investments and measures on the Sydney Road Corridor, from O’Hea Street in Coburg North to Boundary Road in Fawkner, via 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.