Sunshine West residents are disappointed after Brimbank council knocked back their request to install speed humps near Glengala Primary School.
Late last year, the council received a petition with 58 signatures calling for speed humps along Mudford and Kermeen streets. It resolved to monitor the situation.
Now it is investigating, for the third time, speed and hooning issues on the two streets.
Traffic surveys found that, on average, 146 cars passed through Mudford Street per day at a speed of 32km/h, while in Kermeen Street there were just under 500 cars travelling at an average speed of 35km/h.
Infrastructure acting director Nick Mann said the council considered the number of vehicles and their speed when considering whether to install speed humps on residential streets. At present, speed humps were not warranted in the two streets.
The council has instead agreed to install a flat-top road “hump” at the unmanned school crossing along Kermeen Street in the upcoming financial year.
Mudford Street resident Gerda Batzmarowsky said hooning was a long-time concern for residents. She said drivers took advantage of the long streets to speed.
Ms Batzmarowsky said the problem had become steadily worse over the past four years. “We have a few young people who have go-karts and dirt bikes racing up and down, not just our street, but the streets around it,” she said. “It happens any time of the day or night. It’s a fairly long street, and they use it [to race]. It’s a big issue.”
Kermeen Street resident Emmanuel Tomazos, who lives across from Glengala Primary School, said he was disappointed the council wasn’t taking further action.
“They go flying up and down the street,” he said.
“The speed hump at the crossing itself may help, but they should also put a traffic island on the Kermeen and Waite streets corner, which would slow them down.”
