Following concerns from residents about high-performance cars and the manner in which some of them are being driven the Council is considering introducing a 20mph speed limit through the village centre.
Last year Councillor Craig Browne asked for a traffic assessment to be carried out which involved Automatic Traffic Counters (ATCs) being positioned at three locations on London Road for a seven-day period.
The results, which have now been published in the Stage 1 Feasibility Report, show that 85% of all vehicles were travelling at or below 25mph outside the former RBS and 23mph at the pelican crossing near the junction with Stevens Street, but 34mph at the third data collection point (by the de Trafford Arms). 37.2% of vehicles were exceeding 30mph at this location.
The report recommends that a 20mph zone should be implemented on London Road from the junction with Ryleys Lane to the junction with Macclesfield Road using signs on both sides of London Road along with painting 20mph on the road to highlight the start and exit points of the 20mph zone.
Councillor Craig Browne explained "The diversity of road users through the village (cyclists, emergency vehicles, buses etc) complicates the installation of physical speed control measures.
"Speed humps or carriageway narrowing measures were not considered to be practical options; however, the report does recommend that consideration should be given to the introduction of other physical infrastructure such as speed cushions."
At a meeting at the beginning of July, attended by representatives from Cheshire East Highways, Cheshire East Council's Anti-Social Behaviour Team, Cheshire Police and Alderley Edge Parish Council, there was broad support for the proposals, but with a modification that the zone should be extended at each end of the village to include Alderley Edge School for Girls and the junction with Beechfield Road on Congleton Road.
Craig added "A Stage 2 report will now be produced showing detailed design options, which will then be subject to a round of public consultation. This next stage in the process is estimated to take between three to six months.
"I would like to thank all the agencies for supporting me to make progress with this issue; in the meantime Cheshire Police will continue to monitor driver behaviour in the area."
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They can make the speed limit 5mph but it won’t make a single bit of difference without enforcement. Nobody enforces parking or speeding so all this is a waste of time and effort.
There's no need to change the existing speed limit Just Enforce it, job dun.
speed limit just inforce the existing one, Job dun.
Driving along the main Alderley Rd past the Playing fields at 30mph results in cars behind hounding your back bumper and pulling out as if about to make an overtake.
It’s very debatable why that stretch was reduced from 40 to 30?? It’s not as if it’s densely populated?
For nearly 7 hours last Sunday we had to endure this playground race track mayhem; the roaring noise these idiot's cars make is way beyond acceptable; it is anti-social,the noise of screeching engines, the skidding tyres, hastily applied brakes not to mention the air pollution and the sheer waste of police time & resources.
Average Speed Cameras are the answer together with noise monitoring of vehicles the police may feel need checking.
The police officers tried to tell me the parking in Fulshaw Park was a "civil enforcement issue", this was a clear case of "buck passing". It is not a council issue in any "Access Only" area but a police responsibility. When in doubt blame someone else seems to be the mantra.
We saw the inadequate police response to the many Fulshaw Park illegal car parkers, even when shown the actual official Prohibition of Entry Order, they failed to understand the clear message. RoW has now sent a copy of said order to the Police & Crime Commissioner for his comments and hope for police action.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CD80dgwp1ZN/?igshid=1gl29nxbtihk4
Not a good image of ‘Socially Responsible Driving’
https://www.instagram.com/p/CD80dgwp1ZN/?igshid=1gl29nxbtihk4
This will bring up the pictures. On the right hand side of the centre picture is a right-pointing arrow in a small white circle. Click on this, and you will see the video.
Click on the 'play' button on the video to see the idiocy.
.... is total obfuscation to detract from those with the designated legislative powers to engage in enforcement.
We celebrate having Local businesses that sell Rolls/ Aston / McLaren / Porsche / Ferrari / BMW to our residents, employing staff etc … but the responsibility of the driver.. is exactly that.
So.. Over any given period of months, years, exactly how many prosecutions have occurred ? I suspect very few.. if indeed any at all !…
There are surely far more important issues that truly affect people’s lives at this unique Covid led time than this.