A traffic survey of a busy Bundoora street found more than 240 cars exceed the speed limit every day.
The results of a Botanica Drive road safety audit, conducted last September and made public last week, revealed drivers travelling at speeds of up to 110km/h in a 50km/h residential speed limit zone.
Whittlesea council commissioned the audit in response to a petition from fed-up residents who wanted to stop hoon driving in their street.
At a meeting last week, councillors voted to install asphalt speed humps and raise the height of the street’s three pedestrian crossings.
Before audit results were released, the council sent out a survey to Botanica Drive households directly affected by a decision to install speed humps.
Nicole Mackowiak was among the majority of residents to respond in favour of the council’s plan. She said that on a single day last year, a car crashed into her retaining wall, another car was struck by a van speeding around the corner, while yet another hit a bus stop sign.
Ms Mackowiak said one of her neighbours has also witnessed a number of accidents and has had a driver crash into their own front fence.
“I think the speed humps will help highlight the pedestrian crossings at both ends of the lake where quite often drivers don’t stop to let children and adults cross.”
According to the council, there have been a number of property damage crashes in the street.
The exact location of the speed humps has not been determined yet. The council’s infrastructure director said they would be finalised in consultation with residents.
The installation costs have been estimated at $37,500 and a budget submission is being prepared for the works to begin in the 2016-17 financial year.
