By Hugh Pearson
A Pakenham local is fed up over a blind spot on the corner of Arlington Avenue and Henry Street.
Michael Lucas is calling for a convex mirror to be installed at the Arlington Avenue T junction.
Mr Lucas said he has written to council multiple times about the issue.
Another concerned local posted their concerns in the Pakenham Noticeboard Facebook group.
“You can’t see anything from the left side,” the anonymous user wrote.
“I almost hit a car today even though I tried my best to see traffic from the left side by moving ahead in my seat.”
Mr Lucas said the blind spot allows for approximately four to five car lengths of visibility into 50km/h oncoming traffic.
He said the use of the road by buses and semi-trailers made the blind spot incredibly dangerous.
“At 50km/h a vehicle covers the visible distance in about 2.5 seconds,” Mr Lucas said.
“Assuming perfect braking reaction time in an emergency, and ABS braking in good working order, that would leave about five, maybe 10, metres between this mother with baby in pram and the vehicle if the mother walked onto the road at the wrong time.”
Mr Lucas said he has walked into the blind spot while crossing the road multiple times, causing cars to brake suddenly because they cannot see beyond 30 metres.
Cardinia Shire Council were contacted about the T intersection, however, they say no breaches of the Victorian Road Rules have been detected.
“Council has conducted an investigation into the report including a site visit to assess the intersection and parking. No breaches of the Victorian Road Rules have been detected,” a Cardinia Council spokesperson said.
