By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
CITY of Greater Dandenong is proposing rubber speed cushions to deter hoon drivers who have bedevilled business owners in a Keysborough industrial estate.
Last week, engineering services director Bruce Rendall said the council was consulting businesses in the Fiveways Boulevard estate about introducing heavy-haulage-friendly cushions.
“The cushions are designed so larger vehicles, such as trucks and buses, can ‘straddle’ them, whilst other smaller vehicles cannot.”
Mr Rendall said the council had recently done additional line marking to “visually narrow” the road, and would introduce after-hours parking restrictions.
The moves come weeks after proprietor James Kerr made a public plea for action against hoons, who had flattened poles, fledgling trees, garden beds and knocked out a telephone exchange hub.
After several years of pleading for help from the council and police, Mr Kerr is installing infra-red, high-definition cameras pointed at the road to identify offenders.
Last week, the Journal incorrectly reported Mr Rendall ruled out installing speed humps at a council meeting. Mr Rendall instead said engineering solutions for the issue were limited.
