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the road as they have taken the corner too quickly,” Ms Godden said. “With the trucks coming down that road frequently, as it’s the only cut through to Cranbourne, they need extra room to be able to turn that bend.” Ms Godden says she would support reducing the speed limit from 100km per hour to 80km but said a number of speed signs must be implemented in the meantime. “Currently there’s like a 60km sign then a 100km and then a 55km around the bend and nothing after that until you hit Bould Road,” she said. “People just don’t know what the speed limit is.” Lakeside resident Tony O’Hara, who regularly uses the road, said the corners were too sharp, which therefore contributes to the risky situation. “The best option is to run the road straight down to Ballarto Road however that requires land acquisition which would be costly and disruptive for locals down there,” Mr O’Hara said. “So, the obvious solution is to smooth the bends and slow people down before the corners.” But not everyone believes the road requires improvement, instead putting the blame back onto the driver. “Once again blaming the roads and not the drivers, the roads aren’t that bad, just learn to drive,” one social media user said. “The road isn’t that bad, people are impatient and think they can overtake and this is what happens. Everyone is in a hurry, slow down,” another added. VicRoads was unable to provide comment in time for deadline.
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Victoria Police have issued a stern warning to drivers following a serious collision in Officer South, where two men were airlifted to The Alfred hospital and Cardinia Road closed for almost 10 hours. And motorists are calling for overdue action on that notorious stretch of road. The two men are believed to have been travelling in a ute with a trailer load of bricks when it and a truck collided head-on at the intersection of Cardinia Road and Patterson Road on Monday 8 July. Emergency service workers worked to retrieve a 29-year-old man from Wallan and a 25-year-old man from overseas, who were both trapped in the vehicle for about two hours. One of the men was airlifted in a serious but stable condition, with injuries to his arm, legs and face while the other occupant was airlifted in a stable condition, with injuries to his pelvis. The Alfred told police that both men were undergoing surgery on Tuesday 9 July and their conditions had improved. The 59-year-old truck driver from Mernda didn’t need to be transported to hospital. With the force of the crash combined with the trailerload of bricks, the ute’s engine came to rest under the truck while the chassis of the ute was almost upright. Major Crash Investigation Unit officers are beginning their examination and believe speed may have played a factor. Sergeant Paul Holtzinger from Pakenham Highway Patrol said they were doing everything they could to reduce lives lost on Victorian roads. “Obviously we’re reminding people to always slow down and drive to the conditions on the road and environment,” Sgt Holtzinger said. “We ask that motorists take care while driving from one place to another.” But a number of motorists have come out and said this particular stretch of road was notoriously bad. Pakenham resident Sara Godden has been using Cardinia Road for over eight years, up to three times a day and said something needed to be done to improve safety, especially at the bend where the crash occurred. “People are speeding around that corner and most times end up on the wrong side of