ePetition - Whitehawk Speed Bumps
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Whitehawk Speed Bumps
Motorists and bikes are driving at excessive speeds along this
road where there are:Nurseries;Schools;Wellsbourne health
centre;Family centre;Youth club;Library and residents including
elderly;disabled and families with young children.
Four new blocks of flats have opened in the area with a fifth under
construction,all using the above facilities. If the proposal for
700 new flats at Black Rock goes ahead this will add to the
existing traffic problem.
This ePetition ran from 22/03/2021 to 14/07/2021 and has now finished.
60 people signed this ePetition.
Council response
We receive a large number of requests for traffic calming across
the City. As things stand, priority for such schemes is given to
locations that already have a high casualty risk level. Based on
the current casualty history for this section of Whitehawk Road it
would not be possible to prioritise a speed limit reduction scheme
of this type above and beyond the current agreed programme of
works.
The Council does however operate a mobile vehicle activated sign
programme which places flashing warning signs around the City to
help to improve driver behaviour and to raise awareness of speed
limits at locations where residents have raised concerns. We will
ask for Whitehawk Road to be included for consideration as part of
this programme.
In the meantime, the Council is part of the Sussex Safer Roads
Partnership and works with other bodies and Authorities to help
improve road safety in the Sussex region. The Police are important
partners and work with the Council and the community to help
address concerns about speeding via its SpeedWatch initiative.
You can find out more about Community Speed Watch via this link to the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership: https://www.sussexsaferroads.gov.uk/info/safer-speed/safer-speed/community-involvement/community-speed-watch
I appreciate that this may not be the immediate solution you were hoping for but please rest assured that we take safety on our roads very seriously and all concerns are given fair consideration within the resources available.