An online petition calling on the Transport Agency and Christchurch City Council to make Summit Rd safer, and asking the government to consider better education on driver safety for under-25s, has collected 2600 signatures in one day. The petition was started on behalf of the girls' father by family friend Kelli Foster, who said she was aware of young people racing cars on Summit Rd and it was time for change. As well as guardrails, Foster said the road would ideally also have a lower speed limit, speed bumps and barriers that could lock drivers out on weekends. "It would mean that lives were saved and that both Tayla and Sunmara didn't die in vain." Those safety improvements include a guardrails, motorcycle underrun-rails, a wider sealed section on road shoulders and additional space for cyclists.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 16, 2019 22:07 UTC