A campaign to reduce speeding in the George Town municipality has been sent back to the drawing board by the council.
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The campaign was started by the town’s safety committee and involved a sticker design to be placed on the region’s wheelie bins.
The George Town Safety Committee recommended the council approved the graphic, incorporating the lighthouse design, framed by an appropriate speed limit reminder on a yellow background, to be distributed to all households in the municipality.
The committee suggested applying for funding from for the program from the Tasmanian Community Road Safety Grants Program.
Councillor Tim Parish moved the motion, saying he considered the campaign a “worthy thing”.
“They’re there to remind people not to speed … it’s about trying to improve the safety in George Town,” he said.
Cr Parish said the town’s Lions Club considered funding part of the campaign, with the town’s scout group wanting to distribute the stickers.
Councillor Heather Barwick said students at Star of the Sea College had designed the sticker as a project.
“There is a lot of interest in doing it … very few people are going to see it,” she said.
“But if it is going to encourage people to slow down a bit then i think it’s a good idea.”
The campaign will see a number of different designs created with varying speeds, however councillors questioned what the implications would be if bins were moved into a different speeding zone.
Councillor Peter Parkes had issues with the design and the campaign’s impact and value.
Cr Parkes also hoped the campaign wouldn’t impact the council financially.
Councillor Greg Dawson seconded the motion and said he could see the benefit of the campaign but wasn’t sure of the campaign’s relevance and question whether the signs were enforceable.
“I’ve had a sticker on my bin for three years. It’s faded and you can’t read it,” he said.
Councillor John Glisson said the stickers were not enforceable.
The motion was voted to return to a council workshop.