Multiple crashes have occurred at a junction in Brighton and people are calling for further council action “before a fatality occurs”.
Residents in the area formed a Whatsapp group chat about the issue and have collectively been pressuring Brighton and Hove City Council into putting measures in place to prevent further incidents.
Tony Machacek, who has lived in Norfolk Road for 21 years, said the junction between Norfolk Terrace and Montpelier Place has been the site of six crashes in the past 18 months.
Tony said: “What we have is a lot of cars coming down the street and as you’re coming down you see the sea and I think that’s a distraction.
“I think a lot of people also don’t realise that there’s a ‘give way’ line.
“We had four accidents last year, they’re not realising that it’s a ‘give way’ or as you come out of that junction your vision is obscured from the right or the left as vans park there.”
The council repainted the ‘give way’ lines following one crash and residents’ calls for action, but there are still calls for more safety measures to be put in place.
Tony added: “I’ve been fighting a battle with the council to try and get suggestions to reduce the possibility of accidents at the junction.
“It’s become an accident blackspot. Do we need a fatality to happen for them to take serious notice?”
A spokesman for Brighton and Hove City Council said: “Sussex Police records show there have been four collisions in the past three years on Norfolk Road.
“The last collision was recorded in October last year.
“As a result, all road markings were refreshed to make them more visible and highlight the ‘give way’ at the junction of Norfolk Terrace and Montpelier Place.
“No collisions or accidents have been reported since this work was carried out.
“Making our roads safer and better for all is a priority. Making road markings clearer helps make communities safer and a better place to live for all.”
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