A double fatality at the intersection of Blackhead Rd, Green Island Bush Rd and Tunnel Beach Rd last month was motivation for locals to meet last night and discuss improving safety in the area.
The intersection has caused problems for motorists and residents for several years.
In February this year two Korean nationals died after their hatchback collided with a four-wheel-drive vehicle at the intersection.
David Tennent was the driver of the four-wheel-drive and said if changes were not made it was ''only a matter of time before it happens to someone else''.
He told the meeting he ''didn't have a hope'' of avoiding the Korean pair, who drove through a give way-controlled intersection, but said he understood how it had happened.
''The give way sign ... is on an angle, the painted line is non-existent. It looks like you should drive straight through.
''There's a 3m bank which restricts the driver's view which they [the council] need to cut away.''
Mr Tennent said it frustrated him, seeing the intersection unchanged.
Resident Mandy Harrington said she could not understand why the worn line could not be repainted.
''I seriously considered getting out there and doing it myself and painting a stop sign while I'm at it,'' she said.
The intersection is only one of many concerns locals had about safety along Blackhead Rd.
They cited blind spots, lack of walk-ways, speed, and increasing tourist numbers.
Organiser of the meeting and local resident Steve De Graaf said 4000 people used Tunnel Beach Rd every year and with increasing tourism, it was ''crazy'' there was no clear walk-way from the bus stop near the start of Blackhead Rd to the beach.
Ross Smaill, who has lived in the area for 40 years, said he had ''lost count'' of the number of minor accidents and ''lucky escapes'' he had witnessed.
''Particularly in the last six to eight years, with tourism at Tunnel Beach taking off. I'm always pulling people out of the ditch.''
Donna Tumaru, who has lived in the area for nine years, said the lack of a walk-way along Blackhead Rd was a ''major concern''.
''So many people walk along the road, the Caversham Harriers run along the road and in many points along the road drivers are blind-sighted. I'm actually very surprised no-one walking has been hit yet.''
Her husband had hit a horse after being blind-sighted while driving over a brow in the road.
Dunedin City Councillor Andrew Whiley encouraged locals to present their concerns formally to the council at the next meeting in April.
DCC transportation group manager Gene Ollerenshaw said DCC staff and police met recently to discuss possible improvements to make the intersection more visible.
''Changes will include putting stop signs ... providing advance-warning signs to indicate there is an intersection ahead and trimming vegetation.''
These changes will be introduced by the end of April.
''While we don't know what the outcome of the police investigation [into the February accident] will be, we are keen to make some changes in the interim to improve the safety of the intersection.''
