Object

Mitcham's Corner Development Framework SPD

Representation ID: 31253

Received: 20/09/2016

Respondent: Paul Robison

Representation Summary:

Diagram illustrates only about half of the difficulties and dangers faced by cyclists and pedestrians. Those it does present are also accurate.

Full text:

The diagram identifies some of the difficulties and dangers for cyclists and pedestrians but by no means all. For example: 1. approaching the left hand turn heading toward Victoria Road from M Cnr, drivers speed to overtake cyclists before the bend (so as to avoid being'stuck' behind them along the very narrow lanes on Victoria Road itself). The width of the road also allows drivers to cut in from the wrong lane. 2. the narrow traffic lane heading from road bridge toward junction near Staples is too narrow for drivers to overtake cyclists, but many drivers get very impatient if expected to wait behind cyclists who, correctly for their own safety, take the middle of the lane. The cyclists' alternative - positioning between two lanes of fast moving traffic and being overtaken on both sides - placates drivers but puts cyclists in great danger. 3. approaching M Cnr from Victoria Avenue places cyclists on LHS when the majority need to go straight on (to use the cut-through to get to Milton Road) or to get into RH lane (to go toward Victoria Road).