Rat-run
Reported in the Roads/highways category by Ian Walton at 10:20, Sun 24 February 2008
Sent to Caerphilly Council 5 minutes later
The back lane from the top of the Hendredenny estate to Abertridw is used as a peak hour rat-run by driver trying to avoid the Bowls roundabout. There are blind bends, often walkers and horse riders on the lane as well as legitimate residents traffic from Hendredenny Uchaf and Hendredenny Ganol. One resident was recently involved in a head-on crash involving 2 young men in a car which, police estimate was travelling in excess of 40mph at the point of impact! The lane is often used by youngsters on quad and dirt bikes for what appears to be speed trialing. The lane is in a de-restricted speed zone, there are no warning signs ad to the potential dangers and no traffic calming measures. Sooner or later someone is going to be seriously injured, or worse. Residents of properties accessed from this lane call for immediate traffic calming measures such as a 20mph speed limit, warning signs alerting drivers to collision risks or preferably, the total prohibition of through traffic from using this lane as a short-cut at all times.
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As suspected, the local Council don't want to know, preferring instead to hide behind a veil of red-tape and blaming central government for fixing national speed limits over which they don't have (or don't want to have) any control! Guess we'll just have to wait for someone to die or be seriously disabled before they do anything. Just wondering about getting the media involved and shaming them into action. Anyone had any experience of similar situations and/or adopting this tactic?
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