Painted road not a fix for deadly stretch of highway
RED paint on a deadly stretch of highway hasn't stopped drivers speeding, with residents continuing their fight to have the speed limit reduced.
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AN ANTI-SPEEDING measure on a deadly stretch of road in Yuleba has locals seeing red but little in the way of results since Main Roads applied a Township Entry Treatment to the Warrego Highway.
The coat of red paint highlights the speed reduction through towns and is intended to reduce crash rates by increasing drivers' awareness, but Yuleba residents are still facing fast and furious motorists every day.
The limit through Yuleba is 80km/h but locals have been fighting for seven years to get that lowered to 60km/h.
"Last week I stood on the roadside with MPs Ann Leahy and Steve Minnikin and it was clear to us that some of the drivers coming past were still speeding," Yuleba Development Group secretary Karan Hibbs said.
"There are 11 places on the highway in Yuleba where people need to turn off and it becomes unsafe to do so because of the speed limit."
Traffic police are still catching motorists speeding through the Maranoa's smaller townships.
"We do notice a large number of motorists disregarding speed limits in places like Yuleba and Wallumbilla," Roma Road Policing Unit's Sergeant Sebastian Pollock said.
"Maybe it is because they think it's only a small town, but they don't realise the different activities occurring in these towns or the number of side roads entering the highway."
In May last year elderly resident Shirley Miller was hit and killed by a passing truck along the Warrego Hwy, yet the speed limit was not changed.
"I don't think the treatments have made any difference," Ms Hibbs said.
"The concept is good and don't refute having a visual trigger to remind drivers to slow down, but I'm still very disappointed."
The Department of Transport and Main Roads was approached for comment.
Originally published as Painted road not a fix for deadly stretch of highway
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