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Facebook TwitterSpeeding is rife here in the Strettons.
Deaths are a usual news item on the A49 which passes the town/village of Church Stretton and the hamlets of Little Stretton and All Stretton.
A ‘mentioned’ speed (although with non factual evidence) for the A49, South of Shrewsbury at 180 mph on a motorcycle.
You can hear the noisy tappets as the motorcycles travel down the A49 at speeds of 100 + mph.
Sometimes we see three Midland Air Ambulances in the summer months land on the playing fields in Church Stretton to attend major RTAs on the A49.
The majority of residents in Church Stretton are elderly. When elderly drivers come into contact with 100 + mph drivers and riders, fatalities occur.
Our concern is with the residential streets of Church Stretton, All Stretton, Little Stretton and other residential areas of the Strettons.
Although the town centre of Church Stretton and adjacent streets are a 20 mph zone (implemented by the Church Stretton Town Council), this is not enforced and neither has it been adopted by the West Mercia Police, and therefore no prosecutions against drivers and riders will ever happen if vehicles are travelling at 30 mph (33 mph with the 10% leeway).
One major problem area is the Shrewsbury Road travelling from Church Stretton town centre to Church Stretton Schools.
Motorcyclists, car drivers, trucks, buses and especially school coach drivers, who think it is okay to drive and ride at speed down the Shrewsbury Road with school children and adults of various ages and mental/physical abilities walking either side of the road.
As I write this ‘Post’, I look out the window and there are at least 100 children returning back from one of our parks via the Shrewsbury Road.
I understand speed, and have traveled at speed in my younger days days when owing cars and motorcycles, but never in residential areas.
Wrote an article for our local magazine in which I stated with imperial evidence that a child understands when a vehicle is travelling at 20 mph towards them. The problem facing that child, they can not comprehend when a vehicle is travelling at 40 mph, 60 mph or higher towards them.
Crossing in front of a vehicle travelling at 20 mph, the child understands that he/she can cross the road safely. With a vehicle travelling at 40 mph, 60 mph or more, the child’s perception of speed of the vehicle travelling towards them is still at 20 mph and this is one of the major reasons why children get hit by moving vehicles.
My article was accepted by the local magazine and then refused two days before printing. I believe there might have been local political persuasion to refuse my article on speeding on the Shrewsbury Road, Church Stretton.
I ran in the 2013 elections for Town Council gaining 11+% of the vote and will be running again in 2017.
Am dedicated to the communities of Church Stretton and its surrounding areas to help them as much as I can.
I do have verbal support from a town clerk (but not official) and my friend, Professor John Whitelegg, a global author of transport, mobility and speed.
John Whitelegg is also a resident of Church Stretton and a member of the Green Party, as I am.
I am a freelance copy writer and proof reader and these skills are useful in such a campaign.
We would like to have a ’20’s Plenty for Us’ campaign in Church Stretton, Shropshire.
Professor John Whitelegg is interested (when free) in joining me in the local campaign to stop speeding in the Strettons, especially Church Stretton and the hamlets of All Stretton and Little Stretton.
John and myself and others have just completed a successful campaign to stop our library from being relocated from the centre of Church Stretton.
Can you help to set up a local ’20’s Plenty for Us’ in Church Stretton?
Together, we can protect the residents of Church Stretton.
Regards, Andrew e. Williams B.Sc. Psych
Rod
The police are not responsible for setting speed limits. They are consultees only. There is no requirement for humps and chicanes, In fact across the country 20mph limits are being enforced by police forces some with more focus and some with less. Sometimes it is community speed watch groups in associating with the police. Sometimes the limits are relatively unenforced. All of this in accordance with guidance set out by the DfT. I would suggest that you approach your Police and Crime Commissioner.
Thanks for your post. We would be pleased to help you form a campaign. We will email you directly tomorrow.
Rod
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We would be pleased to assist and will be making email contact
WE would be pleased to help and will contact you by email.
Rod
We’re hoping to change the speed limit with highways in the long term, but very keen to raise awareness to drivers that they are putting children at risk during school drop off and pick up hours.
Yes, we did air pollution monitoring in our local area of Camden and found that 82% of sites measured exceeded the legal limit of 40 ppm which is already dangerous … some by 2.5 times, and that is an average.
I have since started Camden Air Action. One of our first things is to start a petition to the council. Any help is very gratefully received.
We would be pleased to assist in forming a campaign. I will email you separately.
What’s the best way to set up a 20isplenty campaign? Parish Council, Police, MP, Council or all of the above?
There’s a strong community and of it’s a case of getting signatures I’m sure this can be achieved (with the help of the village pub!)
Appreciate your advice.
We heard a lot in the news last week that the UK has signed up for the Paris agreement which means the UK HAS to look at ways of reducing CO2 emissions to support our environment. That means local as well as national. A simple, cheap and safe way to do that is to REDUCE car speeds and local traffic given the volumes would make an ENORMOUS difference. Safety, Noise and in particular Lung health all play into the 20 argument. Lets keep lobbying our local residences, councils and MPs to make this happen up and down the country.
We have tried to get a 20mph limit through our small village via the local and county council, using local councillors and MP but all to no avail. Cost and data showing the average speed of vehicles is 32mph. They have missed the point even 30 is too fast. We don’t have pavements and many premises including our village community centres entrance/exit go straight out onto the road. We would like to start our own campaign and would appreciate any help / support.
Yes, councils will often make such comments to “manage expectations”. Goodness, if we do it for one village then they all will want 20mph limits!!!!
We believe that its about making the strong case for 20mph limits to create a moral, financial and political imperative to make a change. Once this is fully understood along with the benefits and gains from a 20mph limits then it is realised that 20mph limits return far more than they cost.
Sometimes it can seem slow progress, but gradually the UK is transitioning from a national 30mph to a situation where a 20mph limit is becoming the norm for urban and village roads. WE would be pleased to assist in your village.
Rod