Plans for new road humps in Blackburn to go ahead (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Plans for new road humps in Blackburn to go ahead
7:00pm Monday 19th November 2012 in Blackburn
TRAFFIC calming measures in Laburnum Road, Little Harwood, are set to go ahead despite concerns from residents.
Blackburn with Darwen Council’s planning and highways committee is set to confirm the scheme despite householders worries about the siting of road humps.
One resident was concerned that the proposed ‘sleeping policemen’ designed to slow down drivers in the new 20mph zone would be inconvenient.
However another homeowner, in the road objected to his alternative proposals for the humps.
Officials also warned councillors that changing the proposals would substantially add to the scheme costs.
They are recommending the committee to authorise the original plan for the road humps.
The traffic calming scheme is necessary because of additional traffic from a new housing development at the end of Laburnum Road.
Comments(8)
woolywords
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7:44pm Mon 19 Nov 12
However, I can prove that they do many other things like, increase the time it takes for emergency vehicles to attend any incident and reduce the time to hospital when every minute counts.
That they increase air pollution by the slowing of vehicles.
That they increase wear on vehicles
suspension systems even at very low speeds, less than the advised 20mph.
That children have been killed in vehicular collisions at 5mph.
They just don't work and are expensive to both install and maintain, as is evinced by the statement regarding costs to move something that is only in the planning stage at the moment.
As for, 'traffic calming scheme is necessary because of additional traffic from a new housing development', what evidence does the council have to support that statement?
Why don't the councillors get some potholes dug into the road, as this is a surefire way of calming traffic.
Speeding is a matter for the Police to deal with by way of speed cameras and the Courts, not for Councils to try and predict a problem before it occurs.
jim 2012
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8:01pm Mon 19 Nov 12
when was the last time there was a accident on Laburnum Road ?
with the way some drivers in little harwood ignore road markings and park
were they like its not speed humps that we need but proper policing and traffic wardens to come and do the jobs we pay them to do
liddle 'un
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8:07pm Mon 19 Nov 12
Excluded again
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9:40pm Mon 19 Nov 12
In 1980, 5953 people wer killed on Britain's roads and 323 000 were injured. In 2011, despite a massive increase in the number of vehicles on our roads, 1910 people were killed and 204000 injured. Over the last 30 years, we have managed to reduce road deaths by two thirds, saving 4000 lives per year.
The various methods used to reduce accidents may not be popular wiht everybody but they have been extremely effective.
woolywords
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8:37am Tue 20 Nov 12
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jellybiff
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2:27pm Tue 20 Nov 12
togood10
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1:24pm Wed 21 Nov 12
speed bumps make sense , people will stop using the road as a track to test fast cars . the police are called constantly because of speeding, but cant do anything if there is no evidence of the crime after it happened.. so there hands are tied. at leaset the bumbs will stop constant call outs and the police can deal with real crime.
Sajdin says...
7:23pm Mon 19 Nov 12