More than 100 concerned mothers will stage a protest at Cork City Hall later this month to urge the council to enforce traffic calming measures in their community.
The Gurranebraher Traffic Committee, consisting mainly of mothers and worried residents, will march from the city's north-side to the offices of Cork City Council on September 27th.
The campaign is led by local resident Ms Denise O'Connor, whose daughter, Orla, was fatally struck by a vehicle eight years ago on the terrace outside her front door.
A spate of less serious accidents and near misses involving fast cars and children has prompted a group of mothers to take action.
"We want calming measures in the whole area. We want one-way systems in the small terraces and the speed limits reduced. Some of the cars go at 30 m.p.h. in these estates and a child coming out from behind a car wouldn't stand a chance. We want to make people aware that they don't need to drive at high speeds in this area," said the Cork woman yesterday.
"The estates have become rat-runs. Drivers are jumping through the terraces off the main Cathedral Road to avoid the traffic lights. We are not prepared to sit back and wait for another tragedy to happen," the spokeswoman added.
The committee is also calling for two sets of traffic lights and a pedestrian crossing at Cathedral Road to cater for the large volume of traffic passing through the area. "The feedback we are getting is brilliant. It's about taking action and so far we expect about 100 to 150 people to take part in the march at the end of September," Ms O'Connor added.