Ward Four Liberal Councillor Brendan Christie, has joined other fed-up Lapstone residents who are tired of cars being driven at dangerous speeds along Governor's Drive.
The residents are also distressed by trucks that attempt short cuts when traffic is busy on the highway and can sometimes end up blocking their road.
He asked council as a matter of urgency at the May council meeting, to lift its efforts at reducing speeding along Governor's Drive.
"Council needs to look into traffic calming measures. This is the only way residents will feel safe and students can safely access their bus stop."
Cr Christie has also called for height and weight limits to be applied, as well as additional exit signage on the highway.
"It's not good enough because there's traffic on the highway that the trucks detour along residential roads. Time after time a truck comes off the highway and gets stuck after realising their mistake."
Semi trailers, B-double tipper trailers routinely use both Governors Drive and Darwin Drive, causing road blocks when they become stuck while attempting to re-route, he said.
Resident Simone Watts (with her partner Bruce Andrew and many neighbours) has campaigned for five years for her road to become "less like a race track and Glenbrook by-pass".
"Measurements were taken in 2018 which confirmed an average speed of 80km per hour on our 50km per hour road; this measurement was taken within five metres of a school bus stop, which students need to use to cross Governors Drive twice daily (including our daughter). "
"It is so routine for cars to cross the double lines at excessive speed, we fear a serious accident is inevitable. Just last Saturday there was street racing, they were doing mad speeds. I reported it to police.
Just last Saturday there was street racing, they were doing mad speeds
- Simone Watts
Ms Watts said residents are routinely assisting truck drivers extricate themselves with careful maneuvering late at night and "some have even rolled over".
She said with the trucks "it may also be a GPS issue, but if they knew the road they would know they couldn't get through".
The road needed "very visible signage" to indicate it is steep and narrow not suitable for trucks. Her partner, a regular motorbike rider, "has nearly been hit multiple times just trying to turn into our own driveway (by other drivers crossing the double unbroken lines)".
Cr Christie has appealed for Transport for NSW "to come to the table and fix this". Council will now write to Transport for NSW, the NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance and Penrith MP Stuart Ayres to get some of these safety measures addressed. He has also asked for more policing during peak usage periods.
"Parents should feel safe knowing their kids are playing in the front yard and not be worried about trucks barreling through their street," Cr Christie said.
Ms Watts said she was pleased to see the matter passed unanimously and "hopes improved road safety will soon follow".
Mayor Mark Greenhill said: "We have moved many resolutions about this matter and the state government needs to act. They could fix this if they wanted to.
"Now they plan to add vehicles up to 30 metres long to our highway and, of course, this heightens the risk that such giants will use our local roads like those in Lapstone. We really need to send the state government a message."
