Residents are demanding more safety measures in an “accident blackspot”. Multiple crashes have occurred at a junction in Brighton and people are calling for further council action "before a fatality occurs". Residents in the area formed a Whatsapp group chat about the issue and have collectively been pressuring Brighton and Hove City Council into putting measures in place to prevent further incidents.
Tony Machacek, who has lived in Norfolk Road for 21 years, said the junction between Norfolk Terrace and Montpelier Place has been the site of six crashes in the past 18 months. A car crashed into a property (Image: Tony Machacek) Tony said: “What we have is a lot of cars coming down the street and as you’re coming down you see the sea and I think that's a distraction. “I think a lot of people also don’t realise that there's a 'give way' line.
“We had four accidents last year, they're not realising that it's a 'give way' or as you come out of that junction your vision is obscured from the right or the left as vans park there." The council repainted the 'give way' lines following one crash and residents' calls for action, but there are still calls for more safety measures to be put in place. A view of the junction where multiple crashes have occurred (Image: Google Street View) Tony added: “I’ve been fighting a battle with the council to try and get suggestions to reduce the possibility of accidents at the junction.
“It’s become an accident blackspot. Do we .
