Blaxland resident Chris Mousley regularly walks to Blaxland shops, often with two autistic children with little traffic sense.
On at least six occasions he has almost been wiped out by cars while attempting to cross View Street near the Great Western Highway.
"It happens from both directions. People hoon along the strip going westbound. And eastbound they turn right across the highway into View Street and roar up View Street," Mr Mousley said.
"Just at the weekend we were with a pram and someone drove at us when we were crossing the road, at speed."
He wants a pedestrian crossing installed on View Street, and in a quick survey on social media, discovered that several others reported regular near misses on View Street as well.
"It's an accident waiting to happen there," Mr Mousley said.
The Blaxland resident approached his ward four councillor, mayor Mark Greenhill, who will raise the matter as an urgency motion at the January 27 council meeting.
Cr Greenhill will ask that council calls on the NSW government to urgently install a crossing on View Street, Blaxland, and write to Transport for NSW, calling on them to act on this issue as a matter of urgency.
Transport for NSW is responsible for the installation of pedestrian crossings.
I am concerned that, if steps are not taken, we could see a fatality at this spot.
- Mayor Mark Greenhill
"I am concerned that, if steps are not taken, we could see a fatality at this spot. I particularly worry about a child or less mobile member of our community getting struck by a vehicle as they cross," he said.
Blue Mountains MP Trish Doyle has also backed the mayor and residents on the issue.
"I support this proposal wholeheartedly. If such measures will improve safety and minimise the risk of injury or a fatality then surely it's a good plan," Ms Doyle said.
Cr Greenhill acknowledged there had been issues around pedestrians and traffic on the street for some time, going back to when the subdivision on the corner of View and Hope Streets went in.
The amount of traffic on the street increased when the Lower Mountains Family Practice opened in 2016, adding to the traffic already generated from accessing the shops via carparks off View Street.
A Transport for NSW spokesperson did not answer the Gazette's questions but said they "liaise regularly with Blue Mountains City Council, and will continue to provide support and recommendations regarding road safety and traffic management requirements."
