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A petition of over 100 signatories has been
received and reads:
We, the undersigned residents
of Bletchingley, formally request that the present 30 mph speed
limit within the High Street of Bletchingley (between The
Bletchingley Arms and The Red Lion) remains in force taking into
consideration the following factors:
Restricted sightlines
for residents accessing and exiting the main A25 from driveways and
parking directly fronting the A25 and also the service roads
throughout the village are extremely dangerous.
Restricted sightlines
for pedestrians (including school children and senior citizens)
crossing either side of the A25 at any point throughout the High
Street due to traffic travelling at speed through the village,
including a very large number of articulated lorries and
trucks.
Lack of speed cameras
here into the village at either end will not only further
compromise our safety on a daily basis encouraging drivers to go
even faster but will impact on our environment.
Repairs to the A25
after the gas works last July have not been restored to the quality
prior the works and as a result there are bumps left in the
road.
When larger vehicles
hit these at speed, not only is this not safe, all of the older
properties on the A25 shake with the impact. Given how many lorries
pass through the A25 on a daily and nightly basis we all worry
about the structures of our properties over time. This would be
greatly reduced if there were measures throughout the village to
slow their speed appropriately
Solutions to improve the
present road conditions for motorists travelling along this section
of the A25 as well as pedestrians are as follows:
A more holistic
approach be taken, specifically with regards to the safety of all
pedestrians (including school children and the elderly), cyclists,
parked cars and drivers in contact with the A25 and surrounding
roads.
We propose two active
speed cameras, one either end of the village (e.g. from The
Bletchingley Arms coming into the village from Godstone and by the
barbers at the top of the village coming into the village from
Redhill).
We also propose a
zebra crossing near the Village Store almost opposite the Whyte
Hart (not opposite the Post Office which is further up the High
Street).
In the meantime we
would like to have SIDS installed either end of the High Street (as
specified above). We know drivers their current speed so they are
reminded to slow down entering the village. Therefore, data from
these can be monitored by the council to assess typical speeds of
drivers currently travelling through the village.
PETITION: ZEBRA CROSSING AND TWO SPEED CAMERAS IN BLETCHINGLEY HIGH
STREET
We,
the undersigned residents of Bletchingley, formally request that the present 30
mph speed limit within the High Street of Bletchingley (between The Bletchingley Arms and The Red Lion) remains in
force taking into consideration the following factors:
Restricted sightlines
for residents accessing and exiting the main A25 from driveways and
parking directly fronting the A25 and also the service roads
throughout the village are extremely dangerous.
Restricted sightlines
for pedestrians (including school children and senior citizens)
crossing either side of the A25 at any point throughout the High
Street due to traffic travelling at speed through the village,
including a very large number of articulated lorries and
trucks.
Lack of speed cameras
here into the village at either end will not only further
compromise our safety on a daily basis encouraging drivers to go
even faster but will impact on our environment.
Repairs to the A25
after the gas works last July have not been restored to the quality
prior the works and as a result there are bumps left in the
road.
When larger vehicles
hit these at speed, not only is this not safe, all of the older
properties on the A25 shake with the impact. Given how many lorries
pass through the A25 on a daily and nightly basis we all worry
about the structures of our properties over time. This would be
greatly reduced if there were measures throughout the village to
slow their speed appropriately
Solutions to improve the present road conditions for motorists
travelling along this section of the A25 as well as pedestrians are
as follows:
A more holistic
approach be taken, specifically with regards to the safety of all
pedestrians (including school children and the elderly), cyclists,
parked cars and drivers in contact with the A25 and surrounding
roads.
We propose two active
speed cameras, one either end of the village (e.g. from The
Bletchingley Arms coming into the
village from Godstone and by the barbers at the top of the village
coming into the village from Redhill).
We also propose a
zebra crossing near the Village Store almost opposite the Whyte
Hart (not opposite the Post Office which is further up the High
Street).
In the meantime we
would like to have SIDS installed either end of the High Street (as
specified above). We know drivers their current speed so they are
reminded to slow down entering the village. Therefore, data from
these can be monitored by the council to assess typical speeds of
drivers currently travelling through the village.
Submitted
by: Lucy Denny and Lisa Marriott
Signatures:
100+
Response:
The
A25 High Street, Bletchingley is part
of the principle A25 linking Redhill in the west with
Surrey’s border with Kent in the east. This part of the A25
travels through several villages including, Nutfield, Bletchingley,
Godstone and Oxted. The existing speed limit along this part of the
A25 varies from 30mph within the villages to ...
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