A Dunblane resident has called for action on a road he says is an accident blackspot, after a car ploughed through his garden fence – the fourth time it has been flattened in as many years.
Mike Nash wants safety measures to be improved on the section of the A820, Doune Road, following the latest incident at the weekend.
A grey Ford car smashed through his garden fence at Gleniffier at around 9.30pm on Sunday after allegedly losing control in the wet conditions.
Mr Nash says he’s at his wits’ end after seeing his fence razed by out of control motors a staggering EIGHT times since he moved in 16 years ago. He says the latest is the fourth to have occurred in the last four years. The last incident was in May.
On each occasion, cars travelling along the route, linking Dunblane and Doune, have ploughed through the wooden fence immediately after coming around a bend in the road just a short distance away.
Mr Nash this week told the Observer: “I was at the other end of the house and I heard a thud. A few minutes later I received a phone call from one of the neighbours to say that a car had crashed through the fence.”
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Fortunately, nobody was injured in the crash. He added that there are four properties along the dangerous section of road and the residents there regularly have trouble exiting their homes and pulling on to the A820 due to the speed of the passing traffic.
He added: “Despite extra signs and slow painted on the road, it makes no difference. What is needed is rumble strips before the bend and a reduced speed limit, as the whole stretch is a constant danger to the four properties that line this road.
“Hopefully something will be done before there is a fatality.”
Police Scotland this week confirmed the incident, with a spokesperson saying: “We were made aware of a crash involving a single car on the A820 Doune Road, near Dunblane, shortly after 9.45pm on Sunday, July 24.
“There were no reported injuries and recovery was arranged for the vehicle.”
On Monday afternoon the vehicle remained wedged in Mr Nash’s fence and awaiting recovery.
Following Mr Nash’s concerns, the council has now committed to carrying out a safety assessment in the stretch. A Stirling Council spokesperson this week told the Observer: “Following Mr Nash raising concerns about this section of the A820, the council is carrying out a safety assessment at the location and appropriate action will be taken if required.”
