THE roundabout at Suttor Street and Bradwardine Road could undergo an upgrade within a month after Bathurst Regional Council received $235,000 in Black Spot funding to improve it.
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On Friday, paramedics and police were called there after another crash, the third this week and the second serious crash in 10 days.
Councillor Warren Aubin, who is meeting with council engineers next week, is worried someone might be killed there.
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Cr Aubin first raised concerns about the roundabout 18 months ago and earlier this month labelled the intersection "the worst in the city."
On August 3 he called on council to make the intersection safer, after a string of serious crashes including a pizza delivery rider being knocked from his motorbike.
"It's become the worst intersection for crashes in Bathurst; people just won't slow down," Cr Aubin said.
"I use it 10 times day, even more. The major thing is as you come down Bradwardine Road, if there's a vehicle on the roundabout it's usually right behind the pillar of your windscreen, right in the blind spot.
"Most people don't actually look around, so if you keep going through ... whack."
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This week alone there have been at least three collisions, including Friday's where paramedics and police attended.
Cr Aubin said he was meeting with engineers at council on Wednesday to discuss ways the roundabout can be made safer.
He said council had received Black Spot funding just this week, and he expected safety upgrades to start in the near future.
Cr Aubin said the problem is drivers just weren't slowing down.
"This one [Friday's crash] looked pretty major; the ambulance were there and the airbags in both the cars have gone off. It was a big hit.
"Somehow we've got to get drivers to slow down. If they don't something terrible is going to happen there.
"If it was a motorbike there today, or a child sitting in the back seat of the car, they'd be dead."
