A local man is calling on other drivers to stop cruising in the bus lane on Palmers Road to save time.
Point Cook resident Dwayne Kelly said he sees people regularly cut into the bus lane and is sick of it.
“I wouldn’t be able to put a number on the amount of people I see doing it, but it is a regular occurrence,” Mr Kelly said.
“At the end of the day, you are going to potentially seriously injure or kill some to save a minute– if that.
“I put these people in the same category as those people who are able yet decide to park in the disabled parks.”
Mr Kelly said that he has seen first-hand what can happen when people drive in the bus lane.
“I have seen accidents occur when people are turning left into The Strand, and I actually saw something a couple a weeks ago,” he said.
“There was a car turning left and someone came along, driving in the bus lane and t-boned them.
“It was a shock seeing it, but you shake your head because there is no need to go into the bus lane whatsoever, it is just laziness from people who don’t want to get caught in traffic.”
Mr Kelly said people waiting at bus stops on Palmers Road should be vigilant of drivers disobeying the law.
Another issue Mr Kelly cited as potentially dangerous is when drivers have to merge back into the regular traffic.
“When the bus lane out runs people have to do a quick merge anyway and that can cause even more danger and chaos,” he said.
“It’s those who are doing the right thing that end up paying for the actions of people who are doing the wrong thing.
“Stop doing it, you aren’t a hero and you will kill some who doesn’t deserve it.”
