Bonhill residents demand safety action at hazardous junction

Summarised from Glasgow Times's report · Updated 10 Oct, 07:25 · Archive

Residents in Bonhill are calling for safety improvements at a junction known locally as 'the split' after new disabled parking bays were added.

Residents in the Bonhill area have urged West Dunbartonshire Council to address safety concerns at a junction locally known as 'the split', which sits between the Braehead and Pappert schemes. They warn that poor visibility, dangerous parking practices and recently added disabled parking bays create a hazardous situation that could lead to a fatal accident.

A resident raised the issue with the council in March 2025, leading to a meeting with the head of the roads department. However, the resident said nothing came of the meeting. Two disabled parking bays were subsequently added on 29 September. Residents say they do not oppose disability access but argue that in their current position, the bays block drivers' lines of sight and worsen the junction's dangers. The lack of double yellow lines allows cars to park in front of the existing bays up to the junction itself, compounding the hazard.

Residents are calling for enforced double yellow lines to be introduced and for the disabled parking bays to be repositioned.

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• 'Someone will be killed' - Residents demand action over dangerous junctionResidents in Bonhill have urged West Dunbartonshire Council to act on safety concerns at a junction known as "the split", warning that poor visibility, parking issues and new disabled bays could lead to a fatal accident.Glasgow Times · 10 Oct, 06:00

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