#sydneyrd — Public Fediverse posts

A 71yr old women was hit-and-run while crossing Sydney Rd (near Barkly St) yesterday.

Police are yet to locate the driver but have CCTV footage of them.

Sydney Rd is a major shopping street where people need to access shops on both sides of the street. This women was crossing 100m from the nearest southern pedestrian crossing and 150m from the nearest northern crossing.

Sydney Rd is busy and difficult to cross because there is no space in the middle to safely wait. When I cross I wait a long time for both ways to be clear or for traffic to backup.

For a 71yr old this isn't possible because it requires that you can move pretty fast.

The fact that it's 40km/h is probably what prevented this crash from being instantly deadly.

For such a dense shopping street (there are 1800 shops along here) it's absurd that there isn't a crossing every 50m.

#Brunswick #SydneyRd #VicPol #CarsRuinCities

https://brunswickvoice.com.au/police-investigating-sydney-road-hit-and-run/

A 71yr old women was hit-and-run while crossing Sydney Rd (near Barkly St) yesterday.

Police are yet to locate the driver but have CCTV footage of them.

Sydney Rd is a major shopping street where people need to access shops on both sides of the street. This women was crossing 100m from the nearest southern pedestrian crossing and 150m from the nearest northern crossing.

Sydney Rd is busy and difficult to cross because there is no space in the middle to safely wait. When I cross I wait a long time for both ways to be clear or for traffic to backup.

For a 71yr old this isn't possible because it requires that you can move pretty fast.

The fact that it's 40km/h is probably what prevented this crash from being instantly deadly.

For such a dense shopping street (there are 1800 shops along here) it's absurd that there isn't a crossing every 50m.

#Brunswick #SydneyRd #VicPol #CarsRuinCities

https://brunswickvoice.com.au/police-investigating-sydney-road-hit-and-run/

Lack of safe bicycle infrastructure and accessible tram stops as #Brunswick level crossing removal works start in 2028.
Detours when #Upfield railway path is closed are very poor, we'd like safe protected bike lanes on #SydneyRd instead.
#Critical Mass meet 5:30pm at the State Library on Friday 24th April and slowly riding in a large group North via Sydney Rd and finishing at Bulleke-bek Park (West St/Breese St)
https://www.merri-bek.vic.gov.au/exploring-merri-bek/parks-and-gardens/find-a-park/bulleke-bek-park/
for some speeches (and to a pub for a beer).

Lack of safe bicycle infrastructure and accessible tram stops as #Brunswick level crossing removal works start in 2028.
Detours when #Upfield railway path is closed are very poor, we'd like safe protected bike lanes on #SydneyRd instead.
#Critical Mass meet 5:30pm at the State Library on Friday 24th April and slowly riding in a large group North via Sydney Rd and finishing at Bulleke-bek Park (West St/Breese St)
https://www.merri-bek.vic.gov.au/exploring-merri-bek/parks-and-gardens/find-a-park/bulleke-bek-park/
for some speeches (and to a pub for a beer).