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(In accordance with Standing Order 23(2) Councillor Biederman has requested that the Committee consider this matter)

 

Councillor Biederman has asked:

 

A - To consider requesting Cabinet to support a request for 30mph speed limit for the B3233 from Mondeo Way to Barnstaple, with the sections in the built-up areas of Instow, Yelland, Fremington, Bickington being 20mph.

 

Reason many residents are in fear of leaving their homes to catch the bus or use local services, due to the current levels of and speed of traffic using the network. This will help to increase the use of public transport.

 

B – To consider requesting cabinet to support a 20mph speed limit through the Villages/Hamlet of Eastleigh & Woollacott as The Old Barnstaple/Old Bideford Road is now so busy with traffic trying to avoid the congestion on the A39 & B3233, cars are flying through these villages in an attempt to get to their destination, an accident is waiting to happen. These villages have houses right on the roadside with no pavements.

 

C – To Consider requesting cabinet to support a 20mph speed limit in the Village of Newton Tracey, again as levels of traffic increase and lack of pavements in this village, it is incredibly dangerous for pedestrians to get to the local public transport stop and to safely get in and out of their properties, in a car.

 

Chief Officer for Highways, Infrastructure Development and Waste to report. 

Minutes:

(In accordance with Standing Order 23(2) Councillor Biederman had requested that the

Committee consider this matter)

 

Councillor L Burgess (Eastleigh Parish Council) attended in accordance with Standing Order 25 (2) and spoke and expressed local residents’ concerns about the level of vehicle speeds on the B3233 and requested a reduction of the speed limit from 60mph and reported representations from a Child from Westleigh about excessive speed and dangers for him and other children from the Village in crossing the Road particularly in the Winter months. 

 

Councillor Biederman had asked:

 

A - To consider requesting Cabinet to support a request for 30mph speed limit for the

B3233 from Mondeo Way to Barnstaple, with the sections in the built-up areas of Instow,

Yelland, Fremington, Bickington being 20mph;

 

Reason many residents are in fear of leaving their homes to catch the bus or use local

services, due to the current levels of and speed of traffic using the network. This will help

to increase the use of public transport.

 

B – To consider requesting cabinet to support a 20mph speed limit through the

Villages/Hamlet of Eastleigh & Woollacott as The Old Barnstaple/Old Bideford Road is

now so busy with traffic trying to avoid the congestion on the A39 & B3233, cars are

flying through these villages to get to their destination, an accident is

waiting to happen. These villages have houses right on the roadside with no pavements; and

.

C – To Consider requesting cabinet to support a 20mph speed limit in the Village of

Newton Tracey, again as levels of traffic increase and lack of pavements in this village, it

is incredibly dangerous for pedestrians to get to the local public transport stop and to

safely get in and out of their properties, in a car.

 

The Chief Officer for Highways, Infrastructure Development and Waste reported on

 

·         national speed limit guidance and current research findings and that new revised guidance was expected shortly from the Government (Ministry of Transport) after some considerable delay;

·         a Task Group from County Council’s Corporate, Infrastructure and Regulatory Services Scrutiny Committee was also reviewing current local and national speed limit policy for report in due course;

·         a Speed Compliance Action Review Forum (SCARF) process in relation to this part of the B3233 had been completed and the outcome was that no action was required, and the speed limit was appropriate to the site; and

·         the lack of any road casualty record for this location over the last 5 years.     

 

It was MOVED by Councillor Biederman, SECONDED by Councillor Davis and

 

RESOLVED

 

(a) that Officers consider further options relating to the crossing issue at this location to resolve the need for unaccompanied children to cross the road safely between the two bus stops sited on a bend on a rural road in the dark on the B3233 Westleigh, for report to the next meeting;

 

(b) that the Cabinet be requested:

 

(i)  to consider and review the speed limits and safety on the rural road network in Devon and write to Devon’s MPs urging that they lobby Government to publish without further delay the long awaited Green Paper on Speed Limit Guidance; 

 

(ii) to ask the Chief Constable and the Police and Crime Commissioner to adopt a proactive approach to address reckless and dangerous driving on the rural road network in Devon.            


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