Dangerous Gay Crossing to be removed
Oxford Street 's rainbow crossing could be ripped up as soon as Tuesday night, at a cost to ratepayers of $30,000, despite a last ditch-appeal for the O'Farrell government to change its mind. Roads Minister Duncan Gay insists the crossing poses a ''horrendous'' safety risk , by encouraging pedestrians to pose for photographs in the way of traffic. But the City of Sydney council, which commissioned the audit Mr Gay cites as evidence of that risk, has a different interpretation of its data. Lord mayor Clover Moore said any safety risk could be managed by having either police or security staff monitoring the crossing at night. For its part, the audit report by Bitzios Consulting offers some support to both positions. The report showed the only accident during the month the Taylor Square crossing has been in place was when someone on drugs ran in front of a motorcycle, in an incident unrelated to the crossing. But it did say that, with a large number of