Residents are calling for urgent safety improvements at junctions in Sherford, warning that poor visibility, speeding traffic and parked cars are putting drivers and pedestrians at risk.
The main concern is the junction from Hercules Road onto Zeus Avenue. Mrs Davies said: “The blind bend means cars can approach quickly with limited visibility, while parking on Zeus Avenue creates bottlenecks, obstructs traffic and causes queuing back onto Hercules Road, increasing the risk of collisions.”
Plymouth Post has photographs of two crashes at the junction. One involved a car and a motorbike. The other, photographed at night, shows an overturned car. Residents say there have been other collisions and fear someone could be killed.
The junction with Equinox Road is also a worry. Mrs Davies described it as “problematic, with several accidents having occurred”. She said vehicles emerging from Equinox Road could be difficult for traffic approaching from the opposite direction to see.
There are further concerns around Sherford Vale School. Resident Mark said anyone standing outside the school between 8.30am and 9am, or between 3pm and 3.30pm, would see cars being driven on pavements and reversed while large numbers of children and parents were nearby. He also raised concerns about children riding scooters without helmets down the hill towards the school entrance.
He said: “All it takes is for one child to step out in front of the scooter and they would probably be killed.”
Mrs Davies warned: “With Hercules Road now carrying increasing traffic between Brixton and Plymstock, and more housing being built, these safety issues are likely to become more serious unless they are addressed.”
Residents want the junctions reviewed and safety measures introduced.
Photographs © Wayne Perry / Plymouth Post