Hansard debates

Tim READ (Brunswick) (12:49): (626) My constituency question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. As reported by Andrea Bunting in the Brunswick Voice, around 30 people are injured each year along Melville Road, Dawson Street and Grantham Street. Since 2022 two people on foot or on a bicycle have died. Pedestrians are particularly at risk, with one in eight of Merri-bek’s pedestrian injuries occurring on these roads. Last week the government’s recent road safety inquiry recommended that this government facilitate or promote lower speed limits, prioritise infrastructure that separates vulnerable road users from motor vehicles and improve signalised pedestrian crossings. What actions will the government take to improve safety for vulnerable road users along Melville Road, Dawson Street and Grantham Street?