As reported in today's "Courier" and in the "Press and Journal", following a 62-year-old woman being taken to hospital in Dundee on Thursday after suffering neck and chest injuries in a head-on collision between two cars on Riverside Drive, I have again raised continuing concerns about the appropriateness of the 50 mph speed limit on Riverside Drive, east of the Riverside Inn. I also spoke yesterday on Wave 102 news about the matter.I recently secured the City Council’s agreement for a speed safety survey on Riverside Drive, in the area immediately east of the airport. This followed a number of constituents expressing concern about car speed on the busy thoroughfare and concerns about the safety of crossing to the playing fields on the south side of the street.
Obviously it is too early to comment on the specifics of yesterday’s collision but there have been on-going concerns about the appropriateness of the 50 mph limit east of the junction with Riverside Avenue and the City Council’s road safety officer has agreed to a road speed safety survey to be undertaken.The matter has been discussed at the West End Local Community Planning Partnership at which Tayside Police is also represented.
Following the incident on Thursday, I have written to the council’s City Development Department asking for a progress update on the timescale for the proposed speed/safety survey.