Growing concerns over speeding cars on Tong Road has prompted residents to take action and petition the council on the issue.
Tong Road resident, Jan Sancroft has collected a number of signatories and has presented the petition to her local councillor, Cllr Gordon Murray to give to the council on their behalf.
Mrs Sancroft said: "For several years I've been asking Cllr Murray to have the police and council take some kind of action regarding the complete lack of regard drivers have for the residents of the Tong Rd in terms of safety and well being. Nothing has been done to calm the traffic despite Cllr Murray's effortts. The petition is our last resort. We as residents and taxpayers are entitled to live in a safe environment
On receiving the petition, Cllr Murray stated: " I have brought the concerns of the Tong Road residents to the council's attention and suggested traffic calming measures for a number of years but nothing has been implemented and the residents have become frustrated with the lack of action given the dangers. A petition was arranged and shows the depth of feeling on this issue and I have passed the petition to the chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure committee, Cllr Uisdean Robertson on behalf of my constituents."
The petition states:
Tong Road residents are fed up with the speed that many vehicles drive at when going through Tong Road. It is dangerous for pedestrians, especially the elderly and parents with buggies on the pavement ot have cars flying past at high speeds. We, the undersigned, petition the Comhairle to put traffic calming measures in place such as a permanent Speed Indicator Device (SID) and rumble strips or other traffic calming measures as soon as possible."