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by jamesbaker on 19 August, 2016
In recent weeks both Cllr Ashley Evans and I have received a large increase in complaints about speeding traffic. This isn’t just a case of people driving a few miles of the speed limit, but some seriously dangerous and reckless driving with people racing around Halifax in some very fast cars. It’s clear that a […]
Read more Leave a commentby jamesbaker on 31 March, 2015
Last year I managed to get the central line markings up at Woodersfield and Moor End Rd widened. Along with the pedestrian island this was meant to form part of a traffic calming scheme to slow down speeding traffic in the area. The other part of the scheme involved changing the road markings around the corner, […]
Read more 1 Commentby jamesbaker on 5 January, 2015
Back in November last year I wrote about problematic speeding around Roils Head and on Paddock Lane. Like many residents I wasn’t sure that the new 20mph zones were working very well or being enforced. In order to collect evidence to confirm or disprove this view I requested that the Council’s Speed Indicator Device (SID) […]
Read more Leave a commentby jamesbaker on 11 November, 2014
I’ve been dealing with more complaints of speeding along Roils Head Road & Paddock Lane. It’s frustrating that there are still speeding problems on Paddock Lane as this is now already part of a 20mph zone. It’s really clear though there are a minority of drivers who simply ignore the speed limit, and know they […]
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