Unsafe Traffic Situation - Truck on Wrong Side of the road
Unedited letter sent to St George Sutherland Shire Leader , part of which was published Thursday May 15 2008.Dear Editor,
Please find attached a photo of a truck on the wrong side of Mulga Rd, Oatley. This "unsafe traffic situation" occurs on a daily basis. And why? Because Hurstville Council told the Land and Environment Court that such turning paths of trucks was not an issue.
Trucks, when turning left out of the Coles loading dock, cross the double centreline and go onto the wrong side of the road. This is not only illegal but also unsafe.
The court appointed expert identified such turning paths of trucks as an issue for the Land and Environment Court to consider.
On the first day of the hearing Hurstville Council told the court about "this problem of getting these 11 metre trucks on and off the site."
The commissioner agreed with Hurstville Council and the court appointed expert, and said that he could not ignore the problem and that if he followed Coles’ line of argument and if he decided to approve the supermarket, Coles "will have an unsafe traffic situation."
But, on the last day of the hearing Hurstville Council told the court that the turning paths of trucks was no longer an issue for Council, and the commissioner of the court then went on to approve the supermarket.
Regards
Anne Wagstaff
