Bayside Council will write to Roads and Maritime Services requesting the urgent installation of speed and noise cameras on both sides of The Grand Parade at the intersection of Bay Street, Brighton-Le-Sands.
Councillor Bill Saravinovski outlined the proposal in a Notice of Motion submitted at this week's Bayside Council meeting.
It follows a report in the Leader of Bayside resident and mother-of-two Heidi Douglas who has started a petition on communityrun.org calling on Bayside Council to work with St George Police to better enforce Road Rule 291, requiring drivers not to start a vehicle or drive in a way that makes unnecessary noise or smoke.
Cr Saravinovski's Notice of Motion stated: "Recent media reports and statements from local residents confirm that the behaviour of some drivers continues to be both dangerous and inconsiderate of those living, shopping and dining in the area. Council has worked with the St George Police Area Command but driver behaviour only improves when the police are highly visible. Council now asks that cameras that record both speed and noise be installed at the high profile location at the intersection of Bay Street and The Grand Parade."
He was unanimously supported by Bayside councillors.
"This is not about revenue generation. It's an attempt to recover and take back our streets," Cr Saravinovski said.
"The police do an excellent job but it is ad hoc.
"I'm sick and tired of going down to Brighton for outdoor dining and trying to have a conversation and having hoons, galahs and idiots and low-lifes going down the strip.
"Whether you go on The Grand Parade or Bay Street, it happens every day.
"You want to go to Brighton for a peaceful meal with our family and the last thing you want to hear is the revving up of cars.
"They don't give regard to the rule of the law. Bay Street between Moate Avenue and The Grand Parade is supposed to be a 40km zone."
Cr Andrew Tsounis said the noise along the grand Parade was horrendous.
"It's not just cars but motorcycles;. There are some bikes, those Harley-Davidsons, souped-up jobs with guys hanging off the handlebars, 40-year-old guys who should be at home with their families, not running up the strip like there's no tomorrow," he said..
"You book them, they pay the fine and off they go. We need to be a bit more draconian than that.
"I think we need to send a message to the State Government to impound the cars and motor cycles.
"We need to sting them a bit harder."
Cr Ed McDougall also called for the installation of pedestrian safety barriers on the western side of The Grand Parade at the intersection with Ramsgate Road, Ramsgate Beach.
"There are a lot of cars going very fast around the corner and a lot of pedestrians going across that intersection," he said.
