saint boggy Posted 22 April, 2011 Share Posted 22 April, 2011 following yet ANOTHER car accident on a road outside my house today (barely 6 months goes by without SOMETHING happening ), my neighbours and I are considering starting a campaign to make the road safer.The girl in today's accident only sustained some cuts to her head,despite her car flipping onto it's side, but one day there will be a fatality,I'm sure of it. So i have come on here to ask if anyone has any knowledge about how we go about starting a campaign and/or who we need to contact as our first point of call or of any experiences anyone on here has had doing something similar. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey Posted 22 April, 2011 Share Posted 22 April, 2011 (edited) Maybe there's some information of use on this page (sorry if you've already looked and found it)....... http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndCommunity/WhereYouLive/StreetsParkingCleaningAndLighting/DG_10028438 Capital 'F' in 'following' btw Edited 22 April, 2011 by harvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 22 April, 2011 Share Posted 22 April, 2011 whereabouts do you live boggy? A decent shout for first move is getting as many of your neighbours as possible to write to your local council and put your concerns on paper. Dont phone, dont email, put it on paper. They have to respond to that, and give you a reason about why they are /arent going to do something about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 22 April, 2011 Share Posted 22 April, 2011 What Scotty says. And then, if the council don't respond, write to your MP. S/he will make enquiries to the council and they are duty bound to reply quickly to the MP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint boggy Posted 22 April, 2011 Author Share Posted 22 April, 2011 thanks Scotty......oh, sorry Thanks Scotty...I'm in Southampton.All of the neighbours are in agreement that something needs to be done... Harvey,oh sorry, harvey, thankyou also. I haven't actually looked into anything yet, so your link is ,no doubt, invaluable (not that i've looked at that yet either!! )....;-P... thanks x;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 22 April, 2011 Share Posted 22 April, 2011 Get a blow up doll and dress it as a policewoman with a hi vis jacket and place it behind a lampost. I think they come with clenched fists so you could make a camera gun and she could hold it. If you're really clever you could get some string so you could get the arm to move up and down like the real thing whilst stood behind your hedge, or if you're really clever you could make a machine that pulled the string. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 22 April, 2011 Share Posted 22 April, 2011 Get a blow up doll and dress it as a policewoman with a hi vis jacket and place it behind a lampost. I think they come with clenched fists so you could make a camera gun and she could hold it. If you're really clever you could get some string so you could get the arm to move up and down like the real thing. Is that what you do with your blow-up doll? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 22 April, 2011 Share Posted 22 April, 2011 Is that what you do with your blow-up doll? You don't wanna know what I do with my blow up doll... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey Posted 22 April, 2011 Share Posted 22 April, 2011 Get a blow up doll and dress it as a policewoman with a hi vis jacket and place it behind a lampost. I think they come with clenched fists so you could make a camera gun and she could hold it. If you're really clever you could get some string so you could get the arm to move up and down like the real thing. On a side note, many years ago there used to be a bloke dressed in stockings and suspenders who'd hide in the bushes and then jump out in front of traffic usually between 23.00 & 02.00, on the main road coming toward Southampton from Bursledon, just before Kathleen road.....I think that slowed traffic down a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 22 April, 2011 Share Posted 22 April, 2011 On a side note, many years ago there used to be a bloke dressed in stockings and suspenders who'd hide in the bushes and then jump out in front of traffic usually between 23.00 & 02.00, on the main road coming toward Southampton from Bursledon, just before Kathleen road.....I think that slowed traffic down a bit. That sounds like something Verbal would do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint boggy Posted 22 April, 2011 Author Share Posted 22 April, 2011 Get a blow up doll and dress it as a policewoman with a hi vis jacket and place it behind a lampost. I think they come with clenched fists so you could make a camera gun and she could hold it. If you're really clever you could get some string so you could get the arm to move up and down like the real thing whilst stood behind your hedge, or if you're really clever you could make a machine that pulled the string. the road is a national speed limit, so most people aren't actually 'speeding' . What it needs really is the limit dropped to ,at most,40 and have sort of traffic calming measures put in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 22 April, 2011 Share Posted 22 April, 2011 the road is a national speed limit, so most people aren't actually 'speeding' . What it needs really is the limit dropped to ,at most,40 and have sort of traffic calming measures put in place. Well, thats just exactly why I asked where you lived. My place is in a closed loop crescent where the residents have steadfastly refused to accept streetlights being installed. TVBC are not happy about this, they have been trying for thirty years or more to install them, but they have to get a majority of the residents to agree to it. Which we wont. So as a punishment, there is no speed limit in my road on the grounds that it is not a built-up area as there are no streetlights, therefore the national speed limit applies. The ludicrous result of this is that you can come off the motorway, half a mile later drive down a 40mph zone, then turn into my tiny residential road in which you could legally travel at 60mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 22 April, 2011 Share Posted 22 April, 2011 They are very unlikely to do anything unless at least one person has died on the stretch of road within a certain time frame. I am ITK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 22 April, 2011 Share Posted 22 April, 2011 They are very unlikely to do anything unless at least one person has died on the stretch of road within a certain time frame. I am ITK. Can you arrange that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 22 April, 2011 Share Posted 22 April, 2011 Please scotty, road safety is no laughing matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint boggy Posted 22 April, 2011 Author Share Posted 22 April, 2011 They are very unlikely to do anything unless at least one person has died on the stretch of road within a certain time frame. I am ITK. thats what i figured.I remember reading in the Echo about a stretch of road out Marchwood way which was only looked at by the authorities following MORE than 1 death!.....it beggars belief, doesn't it!.talk about locking the stable door after the horse has bolted!.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 22 April, 2011 Share Posted 22 April, 2011 Please scotty, road safety is no laughing matter. Who are you, and what have you done with Deppo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 23 April, 2011 Share Posted 23 April, 2011 Who are you, and what have you done with Deppo? Made him into a speed bump? Any practical measure you could take to slow the traffic down? A couple of old bangers strategically parked, for example? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 23 April, 2011 Share Posted 23 April, 2011 Made him into a speed bump? Any practical measure you could take to slow the traffic down? A couple of old bangers strategically parked, for example? Well, I know a couple of old bangers Sue, but Im not sure they'd agree to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 23 April, 2011 Share Posted 23 April, 2011 A mate of mine works as an engineer in road design or summink. He's done loads of the roads in this country. He said that when they did Albert Road in Southsea, they put loads of zebra crossings on the road because it naturally slows traffic down, but drivers don't get annoyed with them like they do with traffic lights or speed bumps. They are genuinely there just to keep the traffic at a reasonable speed. Petition for some zebra crossings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 23 April, 2011 Share Posted 23 April, 2011 Didn't Cabbage Face work in this area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Channon's Windmill Posted 24 April, 2011 Share Posted 24 April, 2011 So long as it's legal to park on the road; maybe you and your neighbours could park your cars in such a way that it would force people to slow down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 24 April, 2011 Share Posted 24 April, 2011 So long as it's legal to park on the road; maybe you and your neighbours could park your cars in such a way that it would force people to slow down? I hope they're rude to you too! One thing they have here are speed controlled traffic lights, but given you haven't got a lower speed limit it'd be difficult to get it installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint boggy Posted 24 April, 2011 Author Share Posted 24 April, 2011 So long as it's legal to park on the road; maybe you and your neighbours could park your cars in such a way that it would force people to slow down? nice idea, but the road in question isnt actually the road that any of us park on....the front of our houses face a copsed area with a 30ft drop leading down to 'the' road. No of us can actually see the road due to the density of the trees,so there is no way any of us would park our cars there (due to accessibility,none of us would be able to see our cars and the fact we all have off-road parking to the rear of our properties)There are no houses or paths along the road,so a zebra crossing is of no use to anyone,so would not be a consideration either. I think the ONLY viable option is to have the speed limit reduced on that section of road.. many thanks for your ideas though guys n gals...x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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