Bank on main street safety

STAFF at Inglewood and District Community Bank have backed the community campaign for a reduced speed limit in Brooke Street.

Branch manager Michael Prowse said staff wanted to create awareness and urge greater safety with motorists.

“The safety of the community should be paramount,” Mr Prowse said.

Businesses in Brooke Street and residents have been calling for a 40kmh speed limit in the town’s two main shopping blocks and flashing speed check signs since a B-Double overturned on New Year’s Eve on a notorious Calder Highway bend.

They say the current 50kmh limit through the main section of town is too high and puts people at risk.

Within days of the New Year’s Eve incident that closed the highway for more than seven hours, a motorist about to open her car and go shopping was injured when a trailer axle failed and the trailer damaged five cars.

Development and tourism president Peter Moore had earlier called for speed check signs at each end of the main shopping area.

He said purchase and installa- tion would come with a $50,000 price tag.

Calls for a fresh review of speed zones have come with community pleas for better local consultation by the Department of Transport.

Mr Prowse said the bank would