Maggie McDonald said the situation had grown worse in recent years, due to more ''cribbies'' coming to the seaside spot during the summer holidays and on long weekends.
''These people walk in groups [on their way to the beach], strung across the road in the flow of traffic, and do not hear vehicles come up behind them.
''This is very dangerous, especially if on a corner.''
She had experienced several ''near misses'' and believed someone would be hit if nothing was done.
She accepted proper footpaths would probably never be put in because of the narrowness of the roads, but hoped signs could be put up telling pedestrians how best to behave when they were walking to the beach from their holiday homes.
The signs could tell people to walk in single file and against the flow of traffic, so they could see when a vehicle was coming.
She was also keen for a 30kmh speed limit to be introduced for the township's busiest roads.
Other people spoken to in the seaside village yesterday said the roads were dangerous for pedestrians and they would welcome a reduced speed limit.
Tina Gill, of Methven, who came down to Karitane with her family every second weekend believed the problem was not just confined to weekends.
