Quintilian Road (between Brockway Road and Stubbs Terrace) - Proposed traffic calming

I do not believe raised plateaus will change the traffic flow through the street. Is there any evidence this does stop people travelling down roads?. I do not have any issue with the traffic down the road, and only see the plateaus as devices that will make noise outside my house and will also inconvenience me as I drive down the street I live in. I'm against the raise plateaus.
Sam L resident Quintilian Road

My experience of driving past the school, crossing Brockway from Mooro, is that parents of the school children are having trouble parking due to limited parking areas and the size of their vehicles, and the width of the road. I think parking need by restricted to one side, across from the school. Using the road reserve would take the vehicles off the road thus clearing some congestion. I see flat-top speed cushions would only add further congestion to the situation near the school. Perhaps a zebra crossing needs to be installed. Where is the 'lolly-pop' man?

I am grateful that some consideration has been given to the traffic issue in Quintilian Road. I do not believe that speed humps will alleviate the existing problem though, which is primarily the volume of traffic and secondly the speeding issue. Alfred Road should be the main artery to carry the traffic from the other side of the railway to the West Coast Highway and Brockway. It is impossible to sleep these days as the houses on Quintilian have very little verge and hence little noise cushioning. One alternative to consider is to close the road at the last house before the school. The area of Quintilian Rd from the School to Brockway could be converted into a parking area for the School. The road would no longer be a through road and really just be used by local residents and people going to the School. School parents could park on either side of the closure. It would provide a safer environment for the school children, and much peace for the residents of Quintilian Road.
If that is not an option, then the only other alternative would be islands or a one way solution as exists at the Kinnimont Street/Smyth Rd intersection. Speed humps will not work as was evident in Carrington Road .
Thank you very much for your consideration and for the opportunity to contribute my view.
Nathalie Smalberger

I have lived in this street for 7 years and seen not only the speed increase but the number of vehicles using this as a rat run. What is equally of importance is reducing the AMOUNT of traffic that uses this road. I disagree with the type and placement of these speed humps. Firstly, placing them at the start of the roads is senseless as the traffic has already slowed right down to negotiate the bend and drivers ramp up their speed as soon as they turn the corner off Stubbs and the same at the Brockway end just after they get past the school. Wide plateaus do very little to slow traffic as you can still drive at a significant speed over them as found along Railway Rd in Cottesloe and other areas. What is needed is to both drastically reduce the amount of traffic and type of vehicles that i have observed and I include 10 ton trucks and buses (yes buses) that frequently use this road. I would rather see an entry only at one end and exit only at the other to reduce the traffic and to make people use Alfred Rd more which is the road they should be using in the first place. There is far too much congestion at the school end with cars parked on the side of the road at school times and it is already difficult to negotiate that part of the road in a two way fashion at busy times of the day. It is only a matter of time before a child steps out from behind a parked car and there is a fatality. If this is not a popular option then Chicanes with islands such as those used in Carrington St Nedlands would be a far better option as they not only slow traffic but can reduce the type of vehicle that is inappropriately using Quintilian road now. I am not in favour of having the humps moved further down the road as they cause excessive noise when a car/truck etc goes over them as discovered in Carrington St and they had to be removed at great expense due to overwhelming complaints by the locals. I also work shift work and already find it near impossible to sleep during the day due to the traffic level let alone dealing with the double bang every time a vehicle traverses a hump. There is more than ample room along Quintilian Rd for chicanes/islands and I can see from the responses already on this forum that people don't wan't humps of any kind along Quintilian Rd.
For your consideration
Jenny Jacklyn and family

Would it be possible to use "islands" to restrict the size of vehicles that can enter each end of the road? These are used for example in The Esplanade, Peppermint Grove where they are placed on top of the plateaus.

Hello Martyn, and your Team. We are in receipt of your letter and concept of "flat top raised plateaus" ( not speed humps) for Quintilian and it has been well received.
I have one suggestion. Since we are trying to reduce the speed of vehicles ( and volume) in the street, it doesn't seem to make sense to have two " plateaus", one at each end of the street. Vehicles are already slow here having just turned in. For example , at the western end, there is ample distance left to accelerate hard past the school. In this case, it would be more effective to have the device placed midway , or towards the end of the school, thus reducing vehicle speed past the school.Clearly this would be safer for school children ( and parents).
Similarly, at the eastern end, traffic often accelerates hard
down the hill. So the device should be placed about a third, to half way down the hill, thus reducing average speeds over more distance.
For your consideration:
Richard Hodge.

No speed humps for Quintilian road Mount Claremont. Roundabouts instead