WREA GREEN SPEED AWARENESS MEETING
AGENDA
PLEASE NOTE THE MEETING WILL BE FROM 6:30 TO 7:30 PM
a. WELCOME TO THOSE PRESENT
b. ANDY PRATT – INTRODUCTION
c. ADDRESS CONCERNS OF RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE AS FOLLOWS:
QUESTIONS RAISED:
FROM THE SCHOOL:
1. As a school, we do all we can to promote careful travel a round the village, as
well as safe and legal parking at the beginning and end of the school day.
As a Governing Body our principal responsibility is for the immediate safety of
those who are entering and leaving school. We are concerned to mitigate in
any way we can the dangers that currently exist, until such time as driver
behaviour changes. Does Mr Pratt consider the pavement immediately adjacent
to school to be safe and fit for use by children, bearing in mind: the proximity
of the school; the narro w pavement; the location of the roundabout; the history
of accidents at the roundabout, including occasions when vehicles have
broken through the railings? If not, can he offer any advice or
recommendations regarding changes to the layout, or any additiona l safety
measures, which might limit the risk of very serious harm coming to a child or
other member of our school family?”
FROM RESIDENTS:
2. I’ve heard that police treat a 20 mph speed limit as advisory and as long as people keep their speed under 30mph then that’s considered acceptable / compliant. I’m not sure if this is true and it would be good to clarify
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There was another serious accident at the school roundabout the other day
cyclist hit, air ambulance on Green, etc. Andy has attended numerous
meetings in the village about traffic problems, this being another. And yet for a
recent planning application LCC Highwa ys state that WG does not have a
traffic problem. Why is there no link between the different agencies? Does a
record of Andy’s meetings feature anywhere on the police database
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The speeding on Ribby Road and Station Road is getting completely out of
hand. Even the buses speed. We are fed platitudes about why s peed cameras
cannot be used. Can Andy Pratt look residents in the eye and tell us that speed
enforcement in residential areas features anywhere on the police priority list. If
you travel in Wales every small village seems to have speed cameras
5.5. I’d like to ask if the police have any influence on LCC highways. Just thinking I’d like to ask if the police have any influence on LCC highways. Just thinking that if the police are frequently being called out to incidents at the same place that if the police are frequently being called out to incidents at the same place wouldn’t it be prudent to liaisewouldn’t it be prudent to liaise
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6. TTraffic is bad during School drop off andraffic is bad during School drop off and pick up times outside School. With pick up times outside School. With parking all the way along to the entrance of the Brooklands and down the parking all the way along to the entrance of the Brooklands and down the Brooklands, sometimBrooklands, sometimes on both sides of the road. Traffic around the Green is es on both sides of the road. Traffic around the Green is quite often at a standstill during peak times.quite often at a standstill during peak times. Can enforcement be utilised?Can enforcement be utilised?
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7. SIGNAGESIGNAGE (PO(POSSIBLY FOR LCC / HIGHWAYS TO ADDRESS)SSIBLY FOR LCC / HIGHWAYS TO ADDRESS): : Why was the Why was the green traffic sign on the A583 changed some time ago to direct Lytham traffic green traffic sign on the A583 changed some time ago to direct Lytham traffic through Wrea Green?through Wrea Green? That’s when the heavy traffic started.That’s when the heavy traffic started. If the Preston West If the Preston West Distributor Road is predicted to ease traffic through Wrea Green, why does the Distributor Road is predicted to ease traffic through Wrea Green, why does the new signage on the M55 only say Preston West on the new Junction 2, and not new signage on the M55 only say Preston West on the new Junction 2, and not Warton and Lytham St Anne’s?Warton and Lytham St Anne’s? CurrenCurrent signage is causing Ribby Road to be t signage is causing Ribby Road to be uncrossable by pedestrians at peak timesuncrossable by pedestrians at peak times. . Lytham Festival traffic is going to Lytham Festival traffic is going to be horrendous if M55 traffic is not directed onto the PWDR for Lythambe horrendous if M55 traffic is not directed onto the PWDR for Lytham
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8. How many drivers in Fylde have been prosecuted for speeding at 20mph+ andHow many drivers in Fylde have been prosecuted for speeding at 20mph+ and 30mph+
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9. WWhy can’t we have a fewhy can’t we have a few sleeping policemen around the Green or certainly sleeping policemen around the Green or certainly immediatelyimmediately leading up to tleading up to the roundabout, to slow traffic as it’s only getting he roundabout, to slow traffic as it’s only getting worse. Ducks are constantly getting killed, we’ve had a number of cars worse. Ducks are constantly getting killed, we’ve had a number of cars crashing into the barriers outside the school recently and only last week a lady crashing into the barriers outside the school recently and only last week a lady was knocked off her bike and the air ambulance had twas knocked off her bike and the air ambulance had to attend.o attend. The number of The number of cars speeding through the village and completely ignoring the speed limit is cars speeding through the village and completely ignoring the speed limit is horrendous, we desperately need help to slow traffic, perhaps some speed horrendous, we desperately need help to slow traffic, perhaps some speed cameras too.cameras too. At the moment it feels like no one’s listening and there has to be At the moment it feels like no one’s listening and there has to be a a death before someone will take note and do something about these issuesdeath before someone will take note and do something about these issues
FOLLOWING QUESTION LINKED ….
10.10. David in an effort to stop all vehicles speeding through the village I suggest that severe road humps be installed at various places on Ribby Rd, Bryning Lane, Station Rd and around the Green also I would like to see a CCTV system installed around the Village as a deterrent to fast drivers and burglars
11.11. Another very simAnother very simple question is what can we do to raise speed awareness and ple question is what can we do to raise speed awareness and to stop speeding that we aren’t already doing?to stop speeding that we aren’t already doing?
d. OPEN FLOOR FOR QUESTIONS FROM VISITING PARISHES / SPEED AWARENESS GROUPS e. CLOSE MEETING – 7.30PM OR PRIOR – discretion of parish Chairman