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Further to our recent correspondence, I can confirm that one
of our engineers has now visited this location and has had a chance to consider
your request for a 20mph zone in Coney Hall.
We understand your concern regarding
speeding vehicles and it is difficult to understand the attitude of drivers who
continue to put the safety of other road users at risk, by driving in a
dangerous and inconsiderate manner. However, although Bromley Council is
committed to promoting highway safety and preventing accidents, we cannot be
responsible for the individual actions of the inconsiderate or dangerous
driver.
Please be advised that the Traffic
Section receives many requests for engineering measures, such as 20mph limits,
and only a few safety improvement schemes are approved each year by Transport
for London, on
a strict priority basis, which is based on their ability to reduce known
accidents. The Traffic Section has checked the recorded injury accident
data, supplied by the Police and although there have been 3 personal injury
accidents within the last three years none of these were as a result of
speeding.
We therefore regret that there are
other roads in the Bromley area with a higher priority and that Croydon Road cannot
be considered for engineering measures at this time. However, please be
assured that the Traffic Section will continue to monitor the situation and
will forward your concerns onto the local Police, who enforce speed limits,
with a request to carry out enforcement in this area. Alternatively, you
can report the problem directly to the Safer Neighbourhood Team following the
link below:-
We do, however, have a number of
temporary electronic vehicle activated signs, which we put up around the
Borough that have been shown to reduce vehicle speeds. Demand for these
devices is high, but Croydon
Road will be added to the list, which we are
currently working through.
Kind regards
Kate
Kate
Narbey
Transportation
Support Officer
TRANSPORT
AND HIGHWAYS DIVISION
Environmental
Services Department
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