Traffic plan for Bouddi area?

The Hardy's Bay Residents Group is working with Gosford Council to identify traffic risk hotspots and implement an appropriate road management plan, according to group publicity officer Mr Allan Wilson.

He said concerns had been expressed over the increased number of traffic incidents on the Bouddi Peninsula.

"The marked increase in traffic flow, particularly in holiday periods, is providing a serious problem in this area due mainly to the general narrowness of the roads and a lack of turning opportunities."

Mr Wilson said the latest traffic incident occurred over the recent October long weekend when increased traffic was seen in the area.

"When a small car almost overturned on a shoulder of the road and was precariously balanced with two wheels on the Araluen Dr surface and two dangling on the sandbank a metre below road level, it was yet another statistic in a chapter of recent traffic incidents which have occurred in downtown Hardy's Bay," Mr Wilson said.

"The 'near miss' closely follows an accident in the same vicinity adjacent to the Killcare Marina when a young girl, walking with her parents, sustained a broken leg when struck by a car on the narrow, winding thoroughfare.

"It was an unfortunate situation due to the circumstances, with little or no footpath access, and, reportedly, all reasonable care taken.

"In the case of the 'balancing car', a local tow truck operator used his ingenuity to rescue the vehicle before the high tide by attaching some chains and virtually bullying the vehicle back onto Araluen Dr.

"His actions were highly praised by the car's owner."

Press release, 6 Oct 2010 Allan Wilson, Hardy's Bay Residents Group