Speed Control Device Required On Graham St, Port Melbourne (between Bay St and the bridge).
Please sign for speed control on Graham St - before 30 June 2021 - So we can keep Port Melbourne safe
Recently we were again reminded of the need to control speed along this section of road. Within the last week, a driver wrapped a car around a tree and two people were hospitalised. Only a few months back, a vehicle totally destroyed the bus-stop on the same stretch of road.
Over the last 13 years I have been a Port Melbourne local, I have witnessed horrendous speeds up and down this small stretch of residential road and trucks with unlawful use of engine-brakes. Vehicles often turn the corner from Bay St onto Graham St and accelerate as fast as possible before hitting the bridge. Although this is a residential 60 zone, the speeds I have personally witnessed is something that should be reserved for a race-track. As anyone can attest that lives within a few hundred metres of this road, this is particularly evident late at night. Engines can often be heard racing at full speed from the lights, without so much of any deceleration or a lowering of revs until the vehicles get to the top of the bridge. The top-end speeds achieved must be mind-blowing on this small stretch of residential street. In addition to the dangers posed to many local resident's, the noise that is created, certainly pollutes many of Port Melbourne's residents near and far.
People are being hurt and it is only a matter of time before we see a vehicle mow-through a home, hit a loved-one or family pet.There has been a significant increase in children over recent years and the new secondary school and shopping centre planned for this road, will see more traffic, more children, families, pets and other pedestrians.
Please help to take action! We need the authorities to place a speed control device along this stretch of road. This petition is not the forum to debate what type of speed control, the device maybe. However, a solution needs to be permanent, so that drivers slow down, day and night through this stretch of residential street. This may take the form of a safety camera, chicanes, speed-humps or other device, as long as we see a reduction of break-neck-speeds.
Over the years, I have discussed my concerns with both VicRoads and the Police. They stated they would ' monitor' this stretch of road. However, with the exception of a booze-bus once in a while, I have never seen any authorities monitor this portion of road (Graham St - Bay St to the bridge)
Following 30 June 2021, I will submit this petition to authorities insisting they take action. I would certainly appreciate your support and signature!
James Hunter - Port Melbourne Local
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
May 29, 2021
29 Comments
I live on Graham St and see cars flying down at high speeds at all hours of the day. We urgently need speed humps or fixed cameras to stop this behaviour and make it safe for our kids and other people.
I live on the other side of Graham street from the bridge and I hear the speeding every day. It’s only a matter of time before someone is killed by a speeding vehicle n that stretch of road. It’s should be 40k Zone to deter he weekend joy riders from taking advantage of the lack of police doing anything about it.
Let’s not wait for fatalities before something is done about this dangerous stretch of road. Neighbor & I Have had cars written off from speeding drivers smashing into us along this stretch. Entering & exiting a vehicle is terrifying.
I used to live at 120 Graham and couldn't agree more - its a huge devastation waiting to happen & and the pedestrian lights on Graham and Bay, are FAR to short for elderly or tourist people to cross safely.
I am a resident and 20 year veteran of Victoria Police. I specialized in traffic policing for most of my career. I can attest witnessing many vehicles exceeding 100 kph both east and west in Graham St (60 k zone) between Bay Street and Station St.
Time to do something before someone gets hurt!
...and over the bridge down to Williamstown Road...it's a bloody speedway & dangerous for the kids attending Primary School & TaeKwanDo Centre!!
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Speed Control Device Required On Graham St, Port Melbourne (between Bay St and the bridge).
Please sign for speed control on Graham St - before 30 June 2021 - So we can keep Port Melbourne safe
Recently we were again reminded of the need to control speed along this section of road. Within the last week, a driver wrapped a car around a tree and two people were hospitalised. Only a few months back, a vehicle totally destroyed the bus-stop on the same stretch of road.
Over the last 13 years I have been a Port Melbourne local, I have witnessed horrendous speeds up and down this small stretch of residential road and trucks with unlawful use of engine-brakes. Vehicles often turn the corner from Bay St onto Graham St and accelerate as fast as possible before hitting the bridge. Although this is a residential 60 zone, the speeds I have personally witnessed is something that should be reserved for a race-track. As anyone can attest that lives within a few hundred metres of this road, this is particularly evident late at night. Engines can often be heard racing at full speed from the lights, without so much of any deceleration or a lowering of revs until the vehicles get to the top of the bridge. The top-end speeds achieved must be mind-blowing on this small stretch of residential street. In addition to the dangers posed to many local resident's, the noise that is created, certainly pollutes many of Port Melbourne's residents near and far.
People are being hurt and it is only a matter of time before we see a vehicle mow-through a home, hit a loved-one or family pet.There has been a significant increase in children over recent years and the new secondary school and shopping centre planned for this road, will see more traffic, more children, families, pets and other pedestrians.
Please help to take action! We need the authorities to place a speed control device along this stretch of road. This petition is not the forum to debate what type of speed control, the device maybe. However, a solution needs to be permanent, so that drivers slow down, day and night through this stretch of residential street. This may take the form of a safety camera, chicanes, speed-humps or other device, as long as we see a reduction of break-neck-speeds.
Over the years, I have discussed my concerns with both VicRoads and the Police. They stated they would ' monitor' this stretch of road. However, with the exception of a booze-bus once in a while, I have never seen any authorities monitor this portion of road (Graham St - Bay St to the bridge)
Following 30 June 2021, I will submit this petition to authorities insisting they take action. I would certainly appreciate your support and signature!
James Hunter - Port Melbourne Local
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
May 29, 2021
29 Comments
I would like to add that many other incidents that don’t get to be reported (hitting several parked vehicles along Graham St, pedestrians been run over, cars losing control and going over the Graham divider road etc) have and continue to happen when vehicles speed turning on Graham from Bay St. Also I would like to add the many times car are hooning down Graham St as they start at Bay St. I continue to witness all these events over and over.
I live on Graham St and see cars flying down at high speeds at all hours of the day. We urgently need speed humps or fixed cameras to stop this behaviour and make it safe for our kids and other people.
I live on the other side of Graham street from the bridge and I hear the speeding every day. It’s only a matter of time before someone is killed by a speeding vehicle n that stretch of road. It’s should be 40k Zone to deter he weekend joy riders from taking advantage of the lack of police doing anything about it.
Let’s not wait for fatalities before something is done about this dangerous stretch of road. Neighbor & I Have had cars written off from speeding drivers smashing into us along this stretch. Entering & exiting a vehicle is terrifying.
I used to live at 120 Graham and couldn't agree more - its a huge devastation waiting to happen & and the pedestrian lights on Graham and Bay, are FAR to short for elderly or tourist people to cross safely.
I am a resident and 20 year veteran of Victoria Police. I specialized in traffic policing for most of my career. I can attest witnessing many vehicles exceeding 100 kph both east and west in Graham St (60 k zone) between Bay Street and Station St.
Time to do something before someone gets hurt!
...and over the bridge down to Williamstown Road...it's a bloody speedway & dangerous for the kids attending Primary School & TaeKwanDo Centre!!
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I would like to add that many other incidents that don’t get to be reported (hitting several parked vehicles along Graham St, pedestrians been run over, cars losing control and going over the Graham divider road etc) have and continue to happen when vehicles speed turning on Graham from Bay St. Also I would like to add the many times car are hooning down Graham St as they start at Bay St. I continue to witness all these events over and over.