Page 4 - Week 01 - Tuesday, 8 February 2022
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Roads—speed limits—petition 1-22
By Mr Davis, from 12 residents:
To the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory
This petition of certain residents of the Australian Capital Territory draws to the attention of the Assembly that: There are no speed limit signs on Bateman Street with many motorists assuming the speed limit is 60 km/ph. There are traffic islands at each end and painted lines on the street which indicate this is a major thoroughfare.
Bateman Street connects Learmonth Drive and Boddington Crescent which are both 60 km/ph and have speed limit signs. The route Boddington, Bateman, and Learmonth is also a short cut to the Tuggeranong Town Centre from Drakeford Drive to Athllon Drive. Motorists can avoid three sets of traffic lights with this shortcut.
Bateman Street is especially busy in the mornings and evenings with commuter traffic. Many of the vehicles exceed the 50 km/ph speed limit believing the speed limit is 60 km/ph. It is also dangerous to enter Bateman Street from the side streets due to the speeding traffic.
This installation of speed limit signs should be a relatively quick and easy task to complete. The installation of 50 km/ph signs would increase the safety for residents.
Your petitioners therefore request the Assembly to: Call on the ACT Government to install 50 km/ph speed limit signs at both ends of Bateman Street, Kambah facing both directions.
Auslan—petition 33-21
By Ms Lawder, from 536 residents:
To the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory
The following residents of the ACT draw to the attention of the Assembly that Auslan (Australian Sign Language) is an essential method of communication for the ACT Deaf community. The ACT Deaf community is a network of people who share a language (Auslan), a culture and a history of common experiences, similar to an ethnic community. Deaf community members rely on Auslan to communicate. Deaf ACT is the peak body that represents the ACT Deaf community. The availability of services and information in Auslan in the ACT is inadequate, disadvantaging Deaf Canberrans. Addressing these inequalities will increase the extent to which the Government is complying with ACT legislation including the:
- ACT Discrimination Act 1991
- ACT Human Rights Act 2004.
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