An intersection in Sydney where a three-year-old was killed is being held up as an example of why traffic calming measures need to be considered.
Sahand Mahmoodian wants crossings and stop signs at this Glebe intersection.abc.net.au/news/call-for-childcare-speed-limits-city-of-sydney-40km-per-hour/102081904Motorists would be forced to keep to 40 kilometres per hour around childcare centres under a proposal from a City of Sydney councillor to reduce the number of children hit and killed by cars.
The measures would include lowered speed limits and traffic calming measures such as narrowed streets, raised crossings and road paint. National data shows an average of one child a week died in a road trauma event in Australia between 2013 and 2023. "We think that this is dangerous for some of the kids playing on this playground and kids going and leaving the childcare centre."
Ms McLaughlin's four-year-old son Tom was killed when he was struck by a car during a family beach holiday. UNSW transport safety Professor Anne Williamson is also working on the project and said safety measures should be about more than just speed.
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