PETITION - BLACK MOUNTAIN SPEED LIMIT REDUCTION REQUEST · 2026-08-20 PETITION Black Mountain Speed Limit Reduction - REDACTED

Also, please note that TMR permanently reduced the speed limit on Pomona Connection
Road (between Pioneer Road and the Old Bruce Highway) from 80 km/h to 60 km/h.

Since January 2001, there have been two fatalities on these two roads alone (Black
Mountain Range Road and Black Mountain Road), and a total of 52 accidents ranging
from Property Damage Only to Fatal Crash.
Two people have lost their lives and numerous wildlife have been killed over the years.
A human life was lost in January 2001 on Black Mountain Road, and another tragedy
happened in November 2020 on Black Mountain Range Road, where Glen Patten, a well-
known local motorcycle trainer and a popular figure in the Sunshine Coast motorcycle
community, died in a terrible head-on accident with a campervan. Both accidents took
place during daylight hours on curved sections of the roadways; a reduction in speed
might have prevented these fatalities.

Road safety authorities emphasize the need for caution, particularly in rural and
mountainous areas, due to risks of, but not limited to, speed, inexperience, and, in some
cases, driver distraction.
Driving at 80 km/h compared to 60 km/h results in a significant improvement in stopping
distance. Specifically, a car traveling at 80 km/h requires roughly 50% more distance to
stop on a dry road than one traveling at 60 km/h. Time saving is also barely noticeable for
short distances. Specifically, on a 10 km journey, it roughly equals to less than 3 minutes.

Queensland has seen a rise in overall road fatalities, with 308 deaths recorded in 2025,
the deadliest year on Queensland roads in 16 years.

Change begins at home.

As a community, we are advocating for our local officials and decision makers to help us
improve vehicle, pedestrian and wildlife safety in our neighbourhood.
Therefore, to improve road safety, we would like to request the following actions:
   1. Reduce the speed limit to 60 km/h on both Black Mountain Range Road and
       Black Mountain Road
   2. Install ‘Crash Zone’ and ‘Wildlife Slow Down’ road signages all along these
       roads
   3. Add a traffic island at the intersection of these two roads (near the stockpile
       area) to allow for a natural speed reduction and a better delimitation of the
       traffic lanes (request RM2026/10369.8U8N90YY)

Please help us improve road safety in Noosa Hinterland.

Thank you for your time and consideration.