Speeding vehicles using the "access only" road as a short cut

Reported in the Roads/highways category by Dr Rob Greig at 11:42, Tue 17 November 2009
Sent to Gateshead Borough Council 2 minutes later

I have reported this issue to the council over a year ago. One section of the road "California" is single carriageway and it has "Access Only" signs at both ends.

Cars zip up and down it as a short cut to the council estate. There are several young families that live on this stretch of road. Its only a matter of time before someone is injured. There is no room for a pavement.

All it needs is a couple of bollards at the end to avoid a fatality.

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Posted by Dr Rob Greig at 21:06, Wed 9 March 2011

The council still have done bugger all, however some residents may actually own the land that the road is on. So we are looking at private speed bump installation

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