Petition UHCC to make the section of Forest Road from Blue Mountains Road to Elmslie Road one way.
The points that concern us are:
- The narrow street which forces cars to park on the footpath and moving cars onto the wrong side of the road.
- Blind corners forcing cars to be going head on towards each other.
- Parked cars on one side of the road.
- Cars parked partially on the footpath which puts mothers with pushchairs and walkers...especially children walking to and from school, at danger.
- Fast through traffic during school terms.
- Fast through courier traffic all year round.
- Bus route.
- In summary, Forest Road in the upper section is a virtual one way street with cars and heavy vehicles like buses, being forced into opposing lanes, sharing one lane going up and down. Pedestrians are sharing the footpath with parked cars and being sometimes forced onto the road itself.
Concerns raised by other residents:
Doug and Kathie Drinkwater:
- We are at 25 Forest and both Kathie and I have talked to the council at least 3 x over the last 17 years, last time was 2 years ago. They told me that it was up to the Police to make changes to the road! We have witnessed many near misses, particularly with the buses when our children used the school bus.
- We have also contacted the bus company and their drivers are terrified of Forest Rd.
Greg Perkins and Mignon White:
- We live at 31B Forest Rd; and support a one way system for Forest Rd; as I’ve had a couple of near misses.
Options considered:
- Speed bumps: We considered this and felt the issue is not speed but lack of road width for 2 way traffic.
- Dotted yellow lines: We discussed this in our group and feel this will not be suitable as most homes need extra street parking for visitors. We already have some dotted yellow lines in crucial sections.
We would like the UHCC to make our section of Forest Road one way going from Blue Mountains Road to Elmslie Road. This will work for the bus route which is one way.
Our Major Concern.
Why wait for someone to get hurt? Often when a child gets hurt or something bad happens, we say, “lets not let that happen again”. But we are saying, “lets act now”. Can we prevent a bad accident for one of our children or grandchildren?
Meera and Neal Andrews
6 Comments
Driving down this road is a total nightmare with the buses and parked cars everywhere. It is only a matter of time before someone gets hurt.
A one way would make a big difference
Such a horrible road, I agree it should be one way.
I have had several conversations with UHCC over the years about how dangerous this road is - in particular the section of road around number 39 where there is often a lot of road parking. This necessitates traffic to drive blindly around such vehicles with the potential of meeting another on-coming vehicle - which often happens. Whilst out walking I have witnessed a near miss with the school bus and a car at this spot, and another incident when our daughter was on board the school bus where the driver had to slam on the brakes to avoid an oncoming car. Many on board were thrown up against the seat in front. I really feel sorry for the bus drivers who have to navigate this road, which at school times is busy. When I mentioned to UHCC that many are forced to semi park on the pavement I was told that doing so was illegal. So to conclude, if Forest Road was one-way it would solve these issues and result in a safe, positive outcome for everyone.
In the 17 yrs we have lived at 25 Forest Road, we have witnessed many close calls with 2 way traffic. When our children used the school buses, there were a number of occasions when the drivers needed to brake hard and caused children to slide from their seats. It is only a matter of time before a serious accident occurs on this section of Forest Road. The other key pint is that because cars park up on the footpath, there is limited room for pushchairs etc. A 30kph speed limit would also be useful but needs to be in conjunction with a single lane. It is not possible to drive this section of road safely at 50kph. This section of road is effectively blind for close to half of its length to the Elmslie Road. The last time I talked to the Roading Engineers at UHCC, I was informed that this was a Police matter! This was related to painting extended yellow lines on the blind corners.
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Petition UHCC to make the section of Forest Road from Blue Mountains Road to Elmslie Road one way.
The points that concern us are:
- The narrow street which forces cars to park on the footpath and moving cars onto the wrong side of the road.
- Blind corners forcing cars to be going head on towards each other.
- Parked cars on one side of the road.
- Cars parked partially on the footpath which puts mothers with pushchairs and walkers...especially children walking to and from school, at danger.
- Fast through traffic during school terms.
- Fast through courier traffic all year round.
- Bus route.
- In summary, Forest Road in the upper section is a virtual one way street with cars and heavy vehicles like buses, being forced into opposing lanes, sharing one lane going up and down. Pedestrians are sharing the footpath with parked cars and being sometimes forced onto the road itself.
Concerns raised by other residents:
Doug and Kathie Drinkwater:
- We are at 25 Forest and both Kathie and I have talked to the council at least 3 x over the last 17 years, last time was 2 years ago. They told me that it was up to the Police to make changes to the road! We have witnessed many near misses, particularly with the buses when our children used the school bus.
- We have also contacted the bus company and their drivers are terrified of Forest Rd.
Greg Perkins and Mignon White:
- We live at 31B Forest Rd; and support a one way system for Forest Rd; as I’ve had a couple of near misses.
Options considered:
- Speed bumps: We considered this and felt the issue is not speed but lack of road width for 2 way traffic.
- Dotted yellow lines: We discussed this in our group and feel this will not be suitable as most homes need extra street parking for visitors. We already have some dotted yellow lines in crucial sections.
We would like the UHCC to make our section of Forest Road one way going from Blue Mountains Road to Elmslie Road. This will work for the bus route which is one way.
Our Major Concern.
Why wait for someone to get hurt? Often when a child gets hurt or something bad happens, we say, “lets not let that happen again”. But we are saying, “lets act now”. Can we prevent a bad accident for one of our children or grandchildren?
Meera and Neal Andrews
6 Comments
Please fix this! I hate trying to squeeze my car past others on that blind corner. Its way too dangerous for the school kids.
Driving down this road is a total nightmare with the buses and parked cars everywhere. It is only a matter of time before someone gets hurt.
A one way would make a big difference
Such a horrible road, I agree it should be one way.
I have had several conversations with UHCC over the years about how dangerous this road is - in particular the section of road around number 39 where there is often a lot of road parking. This necessitates traffic to drive blindly around such vehicles with the potential of meeting another on-coming vehicle - which often happens. Whilst out walking I have witnessed a near miss with the school bus and a car at this spot, and another incident when our daughter was on board the school bus where the driver had to slam on the brakes to avoid an oncoming car. Many on board were thrown up against the seat in front. I really feel sorry for the bus drivers who have to navigate this road, which at school times is busy. When I mentioned to UHCC that many are forced to semi park on the pavement I was told that doing so was illegal. So to conclude, if Forest Road was one-way it would solve these issues and result in a safe, positive outcome for everyone.
In the 17 yrs we have lived at 25 Forest Road, we have witnessed many close calls with 2 way traffic. When our children used the school buses, there were a number of occasions when the drivers needed to brake hard and caused children to slide from their seats. It is only a matter of time before a serious accident occurs on this section of Forest Road. The other key pint is that because cars park up on the footpath, there is limited room for pushchairs etc. A 30kph speed limit would also be useful but needs to be in conjunction with a single lane. It is not possible to drive this section of road safely at 50kph. This section of road is effectively blind for close to half of its length to the Elmslie Road. The last time I talked to the Roading Engineers at UHCC, I was informed that this was a Police matter! This was related to painting extended yellow lines on the blind corners.
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Please fix this! I hate trying to squeeze my car past others on that blind corner. Its way too dangerous for the school kids.