Waitati Volunteer Fire Brigade deputy chief fire officer Lindsay Scott. Rather than blocking a Waitati road, better safety measures should be considered, a fireman says. Waitati Volunteer Fire Brigade deputy chief fire officer Lindsay Scott, speaking at a Waikouaiti Coast Community Board at Waitati Hall last week, said he objected to a call to install a barrier in Shortcut Rd in Waitati. The barrier would stop the road being used as a through road and improve user safety. “This will impact on the response time .. which will put residents’ lives at risk.”Rather than installing a barrier to improve safety, the council would be better to seal Shortcut Rd, install better road markings and reduce the speed limit from 100kmh to 30kmh.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 27, 2020 21:33 UTC