Thousands of people have demanded road safety improvements days after a cyclist was killed in Bearsden.
Residents held a silent vigil today one week after Una Brandreth, 56, was killed after being struck by a lorry close to a nursery in the town near Glasgow.
The tragedy was the third serious traffic accident in the area in little over a week which triggered calls for safety measures, with over 1,900 people signing a change.org petition.
Angela Bellmooney, who set up the petition, said: “In the span of ten days there have been three serious traffic accidents in Bearsden involving pedestrians or cyclists being knocked down.
"On Boxing Day 2019, a family of six were mowed down on Manse Road with one person being killed.
“There will have no doubt been many more near misses.”
Angela said there was one traffic safety measure on Manse Road, where Una died, which was a flashing warning sign signalling to cars going too fast.
However she claimed this was covered by hedges and had not been functioning properly over the past two years.
She said that “mangled barriers” at nearby Bearsden Cross, the shopping heart of the town, were “another reminder of dangerous driving and poor traffic management”.
She added: “The first duty of a local council is community safety.
"Parents and residents have repeatedly called on the council to take action but to date the response has been dismissive and inadequate.
“We pay our council taxes expecting better than this for our community but at the moment, our council's inaction is simply a dereliction of duty.
“We urge East Dunbartonshire Council to take action and fully commit to making our streets and roads safer.”
East Dunbartonshire Council have been contacted.
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