A SHELDON resident wants the state government to make changes to what he calls a dangerous stretch of road at Mount Cotton before it claims the life of another motorist.
It comes after four people were hospitalised, including a teenage boy in a critical condition, when a mini bus and a car collided last month.
Jason Healey, whose family has lived on the road for more than 50 years, said it should be widened to four lanes between Ney Road and Lyndon Road to prevent crashes and ease traffic congestion.
He said four people had been killed on the road during his time living at Sheldon and his family was often the first to respond to a serious accident.
Four of his family members' cars had also been written off after being rear-ended by inattentive drivers while waiting to enter their driveway.
"In the worst accident my brother was hit by a driver doing 80km/h and was lucky to avoid oncoming traffic as he got pushed up the road," Mr Healey said.
"We take our lives into our own hands just trying to get into our driveway, as would anyone living along Mount Cotton Road.
"We always fear getting rear-ended as there has also been a lot of near misses where the first car behind you can see that you are turning but usually the second or third car doesn't notice until a few seconds before and narrowly misses you.
"We turn our indicators on and slow down long before the driveway but sometimes further back cars rear end each other."
Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said there was no plan to upgrade the stretch of road between Ney Road and Lyndon Road.
He said upgrades were based on crash data and made where locals had previously called for improvements.
"In 2018, wide centre lines were installed to more safely separate oncoming traffic, including on the stretch between Ney Road and Lyndon Road," he said.
"This year work will also start on two Mount Cotton Road intersection upgrades worth $2.3 million at German Church Road and Coorang Road."
Mr Healey said widening the centre lines had done nothing to improve the safety of motorists and money would have been better spent on expanding the road to four lanes.
"There have been so many lives lost in accidents and near misses in this section (and) we are sick and tired of nothing being spent on this road and the Redlands generally," he said.
"The last big road infrastructure spend was the Moreton Bay Road bypass otherwise bugger all has been done in the Redlands in 15 to 20 years."
Mr Bailey said two intersections along Mount Cotton Road at Sanctuary Drive and Seaview Road had been upgraded in 2017 and 2018.
Springwood MP Mick de Brenni said he would not support a highway being built through Mount Cotton.
"People have told me they want a balance to be struck between preserving the rural feel of our neighbourhood and keeping our local transport networks up to scratch," he said.
"Local mums and dads told me the first priority for our neighbourhood was to solve the nightmare of school drop off, which we've done and I'm working with the minister for main roads on further priorities which I look forward to having more to say about soon."
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