The City of Bayswater could join push to reduce local street speed limit to 40km/h

The city of Bayswater can participate in other PeTH councils calling for a lower speed limit on suburban roads.

City officers suggested that the city’s main roads have a 40 km/h speed limit.

Reduced Speed ​​Zone Murray Street, Hill Street, Almondbury Street, Nanhob Street, Georgina Street, Walton Street, anditch Street, Wisbech Street, Roberts Street, Milne Street, Crowther Street, Meakins Court and Bayswater’dan Wotzko Court in the Court of Wotzko.

The region is limited to Guildford Road, Garratt Road, Whatley Crescent and King William Street.

The proposal was supported by both Bayswater and St Columba’s primary schools, a kindergarten, a child care and out -of -school facilities and two churches.

Reduction from 50km/s to 40km/s aims to increase safety for pedestrians and cyclists and to reduce the possibility and severity of an accident in the region.

The residents presented depot to support speed reduction at the agenda meeting on Tuesday night.

Bedford resident Georgina Ker, residents and the annual general meeting at the general meeting, lower speed limits and safer ways, he said.

“We have increased the concerns about rats, speed drivers, lack of walking and accessibility,” he said.

“Today, some of these concerns were handled by the Council.

“Even though we don’t all live in this field, we use it regularly to travel to local destinations on pedestrian or bikes.

“We see that the Councils all over the WA and the country bring 40km/s speed limits on the way to many settlements, so this becomes the best practice.

“This is the only beginning of the low speed limits and safer streets in our suburbs.”