Amid spirited debate about how to fix the traffic problems plaguing Banna Avenue, one resident has come up with a unique solution - common courtesy.

Paul Rossetto said if drivers simply showed some country hospitality when navigating our main street in peak times, there'd be no need for an expensive parking overhaul or paid meters.

"Banna Avenue is wide enough to accommodate a single lane thoroughfare as well as a car waiting halfway out of the centre bay to reverse out," Mr Rossetto said.

"Most oncoming cars will be courteous enough to let a slowly reversing car come all the way out if it is done slowly and purposefully. I find the every second car principle works best.

"When wishing to enter the traffic flow, it is courteous to let the first car go past because you don't want to surprise them but the second car has seen you waiting there and will usually let you come into the traffic flow because you were waiting there to enter before they arrived at that spot.

"It seems to me to be a case of better driver training rather than council spending more ratepayers money changing parking bays to accomadate incompetent drivers."

He's not the first to float the idea.

About a decade ago, the situation in Banna Avenue became so bad council was forced to run a series of television advertisements reminding drivers of the importance of courtesy in the main street.

Council's operations manager Dallas Bibby said he was hopeful congestion would ease after the re-opening of Ulong Street but agreed common courtesy was still needed for a smooth traffic flow.

"I find that there's usually someone in peak times who wants your parking spot so when you back out that person will stop anyway," Mr Bibby said.

"A lot of people who don't need to use Banna Avenue can use Railway Street now which should ease congestion.

"I really can't see the reason why we'd want to change Banna Avenue to angle parking or put meters in.

"The cost-benefit ratio just isn't there."