Police commissioners seek public views on road safety
Police and Crime Commissioners are urging people to take 60 seconds to influence Government policy on roads policing.
Alison Hernandez, the national PCC lead on road safety, has asked the other 41 commissioners in England and Wales to support and promote a survey so results can be fed into a Department for Transport Call for Evidence.
She is hoping for a significant response to what is believed to be the first national poll co-ordinated by PCCs.
“It is clear that the number of people killed and seriously injured (KSIs) on our roads is unacceptable and needs drastically reducing,” she said.
“PCCs have a strong voice in local communities and are eager to understand the public’s views around road safety and policing our roads.
“This survey will allow PCCs to advocate the strength of public feeling to make our roads safer and, I hope, give the Government the evidence it needs to act.”
Commissioner Hernandez, the commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, also believes that more enforcement on the roads could have a knock-on effect on other criminality.
“Roads policing officers play an essential role too in tackling criminality on our roads including drug and weapons smuggling, people trafficking, county lines and other organised criminality,” she said.
“This week in Devon and Cornwall roads police officers discovered a drugs haul after stopping a driver who was speeding at 120mph and we saw on the Call the Cops series how they had prevented people smugglers trading in human misery by apprehending them on the M5.”
The poll, which can be found here, is open until 30 September 2020.
Mick HARRISON, Community Engagement Worker, Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Hi
I live along A390 at St Ann’s chapel , I feel that speeding cars as become a real problem along here and action needs to be taken.
I have two young children who attend the local primary school and in my view I’d rather drive them to school then walk them .
My children also (as children do) like to play outside our home and even though we are slightly set back from the road I am fearful that a car is going to one day be going fast and either crash into our cul de sac , hurt someone or even worse kill someone .
This road needs some traffic calming measures and proper crossings for everyone’s safety.
Many thanks
Lucy
I walk along the A390 daily with my dog. Every day I am startled and shocked by speeding
vehicles. I do not feel safe as vehicles also overtake in the 30 mile limit. Speeds are frequently
well in excess of the limit. The flashing sign at end of All Saints Park flashes continuously and
is completely ignored. Crossing the road is very hazardous. Pavements are narrow and
overgrown and my husband has to ride his mobility scooter in the road and he is at great risk
in so doing. A roundabout needs to be provided at the junction of the A390 and Rylands
Road to slow traffic down as they turn off. Many ignore the 30 limit.
Walking in this area is dangerous and stressful and Im very worried there is going to be a
serious accident before long.
I live just off the A390 but often cycle or walk along it, sometimes with my family. The speed with which people come through the village is scary. If it wasn’t for the cars parked stopping and slowing vehicles I’d hate to think the speeds with which people would go through. On a Sunday you can hear the speed of motorbikes going through the village from the Rifle and heading out, up the hill towards Central motors. I have left the Rifle volunteer pub only to see a speeding vehicle about 1 meter from where I’m stood. It’s quite a terrifying experience- not nice for children to walk along at all. Narrow pavements in places and overgrown bushes make it all that more dangerous. I am happy to take part in speed monitoring if it will help.
Having worked adjacent to the A390 at St Ann’s Chapel for many years, I have seen a big increase in the amount of traffic using the road. The speed that vehicles pass our premises has also increased significantly with some ‘near misses’ from cars exiting or turning in to our site. As a driver, when keeping to the speed limit I have frequently been overtaken by vehicles exceeding the 30 or 40 mph limits and tailgated by other road users. Some residents, living close to the A390 at St Ann’s Chapel, have no off-road parking so have to park on the road which reduces the flow of traffic to one lane & often causes frustration at peak times. Pedestrian’s have to be very aware when crossing the A390 or when crossing the roads leading off from the main road. Additional measures to reduce speeding vehicles or enforce the existing speed limits would be very welcome.