Plans have been tabled to cut down on accidents by making an Aberdeen street permanently one-way.
Councillors are being asked to consider making the stretch of Cove’s Coast Road between Langdykes Road and Falkland Avenue northbound only.
In September, mother-of-two Shona Morgan was left with torn shoulder muscles and “whiplash-like” injuries after being clipped by a van there outside her house – and still suffers pain from the injury.
Alongside her husband Scott, she has been campaigning for changes to the road for close to 18 months.
Both claim that the stretch is not wide enough for two lanes of traffic, leading to vehicles mounting the kerb to get past each other – putting pedestrians at risk.
They have also complained that the street, which has just a handful of houses on it, is far busier than it ought to be.
Last year while recording traffic, they found at one point that nearly 300 cars had passed by in the space of just an hour.
Mr Morgan said: “Making it one-way will hopefully address these issues and I’m glad that they are making this happen.
“This will inconvenience me but ultimately safety should be prioritised over convenience, as the majority are just using the road as a cut-through.”
A report, to go before the city council’s housing committee this afternoon, also proposes that cyclists would be allowed to travel in both directions down the street via a contraflow.
It reads: “It has been observed that some vehicles require to mount the footway in order to pass oncoming traffic.
“In this respect, to improve pedestrian safety and prevent damage to the footway, it is proposed to implement a one-way restriction on this section of Coast Road.”
Ward councillor Stephen Flynn said: “I’ve been in regular contact with Mr Morgan on this issue and I’m pleased that the meeting we secured with council roads officers has led to some positive progress.
“The road and pavement are both incredibly narrow and it does appear that the safest thing to do for motorists and pedestrians alike is to make it one-way.”
