South Glos speed limits
Discussion
Those of you that live in the South Gloucestershire area will be familiar with the zeal with which our local councillors are reducing speed limits. Their latest harebrained idea is now up for public consultation:
https://consultations.southglos.gov.uk/consult.ti/...
I wouldn't presume to tell you what to say but I do urge all those with an opinion to ensure that South Glos council are aware of that opinion.
https://consultations.southglos.gov.uk/consult.ti/...
I wouldn't presume to tell you what to say but I do urge all those with an opinion to ensure that South Glos council are aware of that opinion.
andylaurence said:
Go up a level ... it's not the only changes to speed limits they're proposing.
The changes in Latteridge are a fait accompli, the initial consulation was last year and they ignored all the objections as well as their own engineer's advice that the changes were not a good idea - the notice online now is a Statutory Notice advising that the changes are coming, like it or not. However my understanding is they had very few objections, possibly because they don't tend to make the consultations easy to find and respond toThe consultation that I have linked to has only recently gone online, they have also put up yellow signs on Cotswold Way advertising the scheme and inviting responses. If you believe, as I do, that these plans are misguided, inappropriate and unlikely to do anything positive for road safety please make your feelings known via the link and encourage others to do likewise. If we don't, the anti-car brigade on the council will just assume they have everyone's support.
spaximus said:
It will happen as the decision is made they are just going through the motions.
I suspect you may be correct, however I believe at the time the Yate-bound side of the DC was reduced to one lane they wanted to do the same to the other side but local opposition stopped them and it remained two lanes (until now). As is usual in these cases the most noise will be made by the hysterical claims that the road is 'used as a racetrack' and that cars are 'always speeding'. The more people that can bring some rational common sense to the debate the better. Thanks for the headsup on this one as well, the link is:
https://consultations.southglos.gov.uk/consult.ti/...
https://consultations.southglos.gov.uk/consult.ti/...
I got the same reply. Their arrogance is appalling but I think the most telling comment is this one:
) they throw in emotive nonsense like this. I have also written back, enclosing my original objections and asking him again to answer each of them instead of sending out the patronising whitewash that we just received.
I agree that we cannot allow them to get away with this without at least trying to get them to justify it. Their arguments do not stand up to scrutiny and whilst we may not get the decision changed we may at least make them squirm a bit (and they won't be able to claim that no-one opposed them).
council flunky said:
Unfortunately there will always be a proportion of selfish and irresponsible drivers who contravene speed limits that are unlikely to change their behaviour unless caught and penalised.
I think this tells us all we need to know about South Glos Council's attitude to drivers - rather than addressing the reasons why speed limits are being broken (too low perhaps) they throw in emotive nonsense like this. I have also written back, enclosing my original objections and asking him again to answer each of them instead of sending out the patronising whitewash that we just received.I agree that we cannot allow them to get away with this without at least trying to get them to justify it. Their arguments do not stand up to scrutiny and whilst we may not get the decision changed we may at least make them squirm a bit (and they won't be able to claim that no-one opposed them).
Well, regarding the Wickwar Road proposal I received a response from the council which contained the following:
"What are the results of the consultation?
The consultation attracted 63 responses which are broken down as follows: 46 (73%) - were in disagreement with the proposals, 17 (27%) - were in agreement with the proposals. The majority of the objections to the proposals centred on the reduction of the national speedlimit from 60mph to 50mph
Changes resulting from the consultation
The speed limit reduction from national speed limit to 50mph - from the existing speed limit terminal (south of Gravel Hill Road) to the terminal north of Frith Lane - is no longer proposed"
I never though I would see the day that they backed down on one of these, well done to all PHs who registered an objection.
"What are the results of the consultation?
The consultation attracted 63 responses which are broken down as follows: 46 (73%) - were in disagreement with the proposals, 17 (27%) - were in agreement with the proposals. The majority of the objections to the proposals centred on the reduction of the national speedlimit from 60mph to 50mph
Changes resulting from the consultation
The speed limit reduction from national speed limit to 50mph - from the existing speed limit terminal (south of Gravel Hill Road) to the terminal north of Frith Lane - is no longer proposed"
I never though I would see the day that they backed down on one of these, well done to all PHs who registered an objection.
I think we have lost the Yate-Old Sodbury A432 one, I believe they had 15 responses, 10 in support and 5 objections. The scheme was approved, unamended, at a meeting on 20th November. I am amazed that only 5 people could be bothered to object, especially when you consider this scheme included reducing Cotswold Way to one lane in both directions.
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