Residents say traffic calming measures aren't enough to curb speeding traffic
FED-UP residents say speeding in Winterton is still a problem – despite measures taken by council chiefs.
Residents and councillors say the main A1077 road, which runs through the town's Top Road and Roxby Road, is a speeding hotspot.
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Winterton's Roxby Road has a 30mph speed limit but residents still have safety concerns.
A 30mph limit was approved in 2002 following a 600-name petition by residents, with a flashing speed warning sign introduced in Roxby Road in April this year.
But despite the traffic calming measures, there are still concerns that vehicles are breaking the limit.
Sue Cornish, of Roxby Road, said: "Someone could get killed if traffic continues to speed down the road. If they are made to stick to 30mph it could prevent an accident.
"The noise of speeding vehicles is annoying – especially when the motorbikes come past.
"What the council have done in Roxby Road has improved the speeding problem up at this end slightly, but it's still an issue.
"More needs to be done at the Top Road end."
Ward councillor Bernard Regan confirmed more must be done to slow down traffic – even though Top Road is already considered a speeding hotspot in North Lincolnshire Council's speed management strategy.
The council cabinet member for highway planning and energy said: "The serious sites are listed at the top of the strategy treatment and Top Road does come under that list.
"So yes, it is a problem.
"We recently put up flashing warning signs in Roxby Road. These signs monitor traffic so we are aware of the speeding problem in that area."
Top Road and Roxby Road now has two warning signs but the council's head of road safety, Pete Scott, has pledged to monitor the roads to gauge the success of the current measures.
He said: "Top Road is a high priority site.
"The treatment programme does reduce speeds at most sites and we will be monitoring Top Road in the future to see what impact the current treatment has."
Mr Scott said the flashing warning sign will be moved north of a Roxby Road mini-roundabout and onto Top Road from early July to late September.
The council's Speed Management Strategy Treatment scheme, first developed in 2003, costs approximately £35,000 a year.
Cllr Regan said: "Of course it's down to the resources too.
"We only have a certain amount of resources to improve the area."
4 Comments
by Al, North Lincs
Thursday, July 15 2010, 7:33AM
“In reply to Sue Cornish's comment. Amazing how she only hears the motorbikes and not the loud bore exhausts of the cars eh? Selective deafness me thinks.
My father was lucky to survive an accident outside the petrol station there when someone who was speeding hit him from behind whilst he was stationary. I for one wouldn't moan if they put a speed camera up at each end of the village.”
by woodworm, Scunthorpe
Saturday, June 19 2010, 5:22AM
“I beleive there should be a staged drop of speed along the road. 1/4 of a mile or so before the 30mph speed limit starts make it a 40mph speed limit. This will start slowing people down earlier so they should enter Winterton slower.
This method is used when entering some villages on the fosse way + it won't cost much.”
by ken, north lincs
Friday, June 18 2010, 6:47PM
“i travell 6 days aweek never seen a un marked police car yet speeding is no worse than any where else the worst thing is people on mobile wilest driving lets see sonme action on both issues by the police”
by anth, Scunthorpe
Friday, June 18 2010, 12:08PM
“Speeding is a problem right across N.Lincs but NLC and Humberside police dont seem to accept it.”