Piddle Valley Parish Council
Traffic Survey Results 2019 Survey Sites, Types & Dates 1 Alton Pancras 1. Entering village from south,
Piddletrenthide 2 2. South of Church Lane 3. South of school Piddlehinton 4. Church Hill 3 5. Rectory Road
• Surveys 1- 4 • volume/length/speed (radar) • conducted 11-17 March • Survey 5 • volume/class/speed (tubes) 4 • conducted 7-13 March and 15-21 March (without & with SID) 5 Historical Surveys
Piddletrenthide 1. The Poachers Inn Piddlehinton 2. Coach House 1 3. Rectory Road, Honeypuddle
• Surveys 1 & 2 • volume/class/speed (tubes) • conducted 28 November and 4 December 2011 • Survey 3 • volume/class/speed (tubes) • conducted 9 - 13 October 2013 2
3 Traffic Volume • Traffic volume progressively decreases 60% Between Church Hill and Alton Pancras on B3143 • Higher weekday traffic flow in all locations • Church Hill Piddlehinton is busiest weekday location • Traffic volume has increased by 34% on Rectory Road and 12% on Church Hill since 2013 and 2011 • Traffic volume has decreased slightly north of Cerne Hill (down 8%) since 2011 Traffic Volume & Direction Average Traffic per Day
435 551 1 1
• Peak at ~100 vehicles / hr morning peak southbound, afternoon peak northbound • Slightly more traffic northbound into village • Higher Weekday Traffic flow Traffic Volume & Direction Average Traffic per Day
435 551 1 2
2 568 612
• Peak at ~120 vehicles / hr weekdays • Peak times between 7-8 southbound & , 11-12 & 16-18 northbound on weekdays Traffic Volume & Direction Average Traffic per Day
435 551 1 3
2 568 612
3 989 971
• Peak at ~ 230 vehicles/hr week days 8-9 • Peak at ~ 190 vehicles / weekend also 8-9 • Southbound busiest in morning peak, northbound in afternoon peak Traffic Volume & Direction Average Traffic per Day
435 551 1 4
2 568 612
3 989 971
• Busiest location surveyed • Peak at ~260 vehicles / hr at weekday peaks 16-17 1,475 4 • Higher traffic flow towards NW into Piddlehinton 947 Traffic Volume & Direction Average Traffic per Day
435 551 1 5
2 568 612
3 989 971
• Higher traffic flow towards SW out of Piddlehinton • Peak at ~200 vehicles / hr at weekday peak 1,475 947 4 Speeding • Speeding the biggest problem on Church Hill in Piddlehinton: 85%ile Speed into village >40mph • Rectory Road and Alton Pancras have less of a problem with speeding • Speeding on Rectory Road has decreased since 2013 • Speeding has increased significantly on the B3143 at Church Hill Piddlehinton and before Church Lane Piddletrenthide since 2011
ALL RR PH CH PH PTHS PTHN AP <30 912 496 1050 442 571 30-35 390 646 1257 344 266 35-40 197 626 477 253 109 40-45 59 401 110 92 22 45-50 10 173 13 18 2 >50 1 67 2 3 0 %>30mph 42% 79% 64% 62% 41% Mean Speed 24.2 35.6 31.7 30.9 30.6 85th percentile 35.7 42.9 37.1 38.5 34.8 • Increasing HGV from North to South of Piddle Valley HGV Data • Concentrated in Rectory Road and Church Hill • HGV account for 15% traffic in Rectory Road • Presumably related to presence of Enterprise Park.
HGV % traffic IN OUT AP 50 3% 32 18
PTH N 84 5% 44 39 PTH S 108 7% 57 51 PHC 138 9% 84 50
PHR 240 15% 100 140
Guidelines on Speeding
• Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) Thresholds above which vehicle speeds are regarded as “high” within the assessment framework adopted
Speed Limit Threshold Threshold (mean speeds) (85th percentile speeds) *Criteria met at 4 locations: • Church Hill: 42.9mph 20 mph 20 mph 24 mph • Rectory Road: 35.7mph 30 mph 30 mph 35 mph * • Brick House: 37.1mph 40 mph 40 mph 46 mph • Church Lane: 38.5mph 60 mph 60 mph 68 mph
• Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) Speed Enforcement Policy Guidelines for UK Police Forces
Fixed Penalty when Speed Awareness, if appropriate Summons in all other Speed Limit Device tolerance education is not cases and above appropriate From To 20 mph 22 mph Not currently issued No courses 40 mph 30 mph 32 mph 35 mph 35 mph 42 mph 50 mph 40 mph 42 mph 46 mph 46 mph 53 mph 66 mph What does it mean?
Category Speed Casualties Priority Treatment 1 High High Very High Speed management measures 2 Low High High Casualty reduction measures 3 High Low Medium Speed management measures, if funds available. 4 Low Low Low Speed Indicator Scheme (SID) scheme, bin stickers etc.
• Sites falling within Category “3” will be referred to Transport Projects to be considered for cost effective treatment under the speed management budget. Funding for category “three” locations they will be prioritised by:-
• Accident data
• Speeds, considering the mean/85th percentiles and the percentage of traffic over the speed limit
• Proximity to schools and shops –
• Church Hill, Rectory Road, Brick House and Church Lane locations all meet criteria for a SID
• Police enforcement may/may not be recommended for use depending on the outcome of investigations and its suitability. • This could be a traditional Police presence or the Police camera van. Way Forward
• Meet with Dorset Council (Mr Rob Camp) regarding location of SIDs • Church Hill: move SID post closer to the speed limit change • Rectory Rd: move SID pole to Paynes Close side of road, pointing out of Village • Brick House: location for a pole on the verge near the counter. • South of Church Lane: location for a pole on the verge near the field gateway • Need community volunteers to maintain SIDs and change location every 4 weeks
• Review acquisition of another SID to effectively manage 4 locations • And future operational management of SIDs
• Review upgrade to solar power
• Consultation regarding other interventions • Police presence • Police camera van • Speed management measures • Restrict access of HGVs in Piddlehinton Conservation Area to social hours