Ms Pierson has called for a meeting between council, VicRoads and the road users, saying some residents were afraid to use the road because of 19-metre long water tankers that used the road to access a nearby bore.

B-doubles, which are typically 25 to 26m long, would need a VicRoads permit to use the road.

Ms Pierson said because the water tankers are several metres shorter, they were exempt from this requirement.

"It seems they are building trucks like these tankers that are slightly smaller so they can get around these regulations," Ms Pierson said. "If they're legally obliged to use the road, put up shoulders on the road.

"Everyone who uses that road can tell a story of a close shave."

Ms Pierson said the road was unsuitable as the cutting was too narrow for a truck and a car to pass each other. It meant one vehicle had to reverse up or down the steep gradient to let the other pass.

She said many tanker drivers flashed their lights at the top of the hill as a sign for cars to continue up, but on foggy days it was a useless exercise.

"The road is breaking up. The first bend off the Daylesford-Trentham Rd is a wet, muddy, blind corner _ a death trap," she said.

"Locals know about it but if you're from out of town you don't expect to go around a blind corner and meet a massive water tanker."

Hepburn Shire chief executive officer Kaylene Conrick said council officers were seeking to meet with Ms Pierson to further investigate the issue, particularly the concerns raised about safety and the impact on the condition of the road.

"While the tanker drivers may not need a VicRoads permit to use the road as they are not operating B-doubles, they do need to operate in a safe and appropriate manner and we will certainly be pursuing such issues with VicRoads and local police where necessary."