Residents have mentioned they're at "breaking level" over dashing visitors on a harmful highway in Bridge of Weir.
An pressing plea has been made for Renfrewshire Council to step in and implement security measures on Kilmacolm Street.
Locals "reside in worry" of drivers, who're mentioned to fly alongside the highway from the lights on the Houston Street junction by to Strathgryffe Crescent, earlier than leaving the village.
A petition has been submitted to the native authority, supported by 21 households, calling for motion in an space utilized by susceptible folks, together with kids, GP surgical procedure sufferers and aged care residence residents.
Jan Fulton, who spoke on behalf of the neighborhood at Monday's Petitions Board, mentioned that only a matter of weeks in the past a pet was run down on the highway.
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She mentioned the issue of dashing visitors on the highway shouldn't be new however had grow to be "progressively worse" lately.
Ms Fulton added: "That is for the reason that new visitors lights have been put in on the Houston Street junction. That was introduced in to accommodate the brand new care residence.
"I'd say that the consensus now, as a neighborhood, is that we really feel we're at a little bit of a breaking level with it. It isn't an exaggeration to say that the individuals who reside on Kilmacolm Street do reside in worry of it.
"Whether or not that is as a result of they've had precise vehicles crash into their gardens and property, as a result of they've had pets killed on the highway or as a result of day-after-day they stroll their kids to and from nursery and faculty alongside the highway.
"It is one thing that is affecting folks's lives every day. It is also no exaggeration to say that many susceptible folks use this route day-after-day."
The petition mentioned that aside from a 30mph signal upon coming into the village, there is no such thing as a different signage speaking to drivers that there are kids taking part in, a nursery and first college close by or lodging housing the aged.
It additionally claimed that there are not any pace calming measures which "forcibly gradual autos down".
The petition warned: "If this isn't addressed absolutely and urgently then it is just a matter of time earlier than there's a human life misplaced on this highway."
Ms Fulton mentioned the neighborhood has witnessed "vehicles flying alongside the highway in broad daylight" as kids go away nursery or college.
She mentioned: "For the numerous households who reside on Kilmacolm Street with babies, myself included, we take our duties to show our youngsters about highway security actually severely.
"Day-after-day we're saying to our youngsters, be sure you maintain near the wall, do not run forward, do not go close to the kerb and so forth, however I do really feel we have to think about the margin of error right here.
"What in regards to the aged one that takes a tumble or the canine who escapes its lead or, god forbid, the kid who journeys and falls?
"We all know our duties as households and residents dwelling on a major highway however it is usually the accountability of the council to make sure that the highway is made as protected as doable.
"We have all witnessed vehicles flying alongside the highway in broad daylight when our youngsters are popping out of college and nursery.
"Just a few weeks in the past we had a wee pet run down and killed by a dashing driver who did not cease.
"The highway is unsafe and I really feel on that we could be of little question."
Roads officer Mark Higginbotham mentioned the council would undertake a pace and place survey in response to the representations from Ms Fulton.
This can contain analysing accident information, speeds and the character of pedestrians and buildings in the issue space.
The findings are in flip transformed right into a rating, which is in contrast in opposition to different roads in Renfrewshire. A precedence listing for motion is then compiled.
Mr Higginbotham mentioned any smart driver ought to recognise the countdown markers earlier than coming into the 30mph zone and alter their pace accordingly.
Nonetheless, he added: "Clearly we have now numerous rogue drivers who aren't slowing down, each coming inwards and going outwards. It is in all probability those going outwards which might be going to be the toughest ones to succeed in.
"However we'll see what we are able to provide you with and see if we are able to discover some applicable measures.
"The likelihood is that if you happen to rating extremely sufficient on the evaluation, we'll be coming again to the native inhabitants with some ideas about how we would repair that, some proposals which we might need you to touch upon.
"We might need everyone within the space to inform us what they assume, whether or not that is sufficient, an excessive amount of, good thought, dangerous thought, no matter that could be and we are able to take it from there."
A survey has been booked for the week of October 10, that means some type of outcomes are anticipated on the finish of that month.
Councillors additionally agreed that the matter must be referred to the division and related coverage board for additional investigation.
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