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Glapthorn Report on Speeding Dec 2015 Glapthorn Parish Action Plan to deal with Speeding Vehicles Commissioned by the Glapthorn Parish Council Prepared by Cllr Rob McQuade • Supported by the Parish Working Group 19 December 2015 Glapthorn Parish Action Plan to deal with speeding vehicles 1 Content Glossary of Terms........................................................................page 3 Executive Summary......................................................................page 4 Introduction..................................................................................page 6 Background..................................................................................page 7 Objectives of the Working Group.................................................page 8 Situation - overview of the village roads......................................page 9 Findings - Quantitative study.......................................................page 14 Findings - Qualitative study.........................................................page 17 Options considered Preventative Measures................................................................page 21 Enforcement Measures................................................................page 23 Conclusions and Recommendations............................................page 24 Appendix 1.......................Quantitative Analysis Appendix 2.......................Glapthorn Primary School Travel Plan 2015 Appendix 3.......................Letters from Local Residents Appendix 4.......................Speed Watch Campaign. Glapthorn Parish Action Plan to deal with speeding vehicles 2 Glossary of Terms ACPO Association of Police Chief Officers NCC Northamptonshire County Council PC Parish Council SID Speed Indicator Device VAS Vehicle Activation Sign Glapthorn Parish Action Plan to deal with speeding vehicles 3 Executive Summary Glapthorn Parish Council commissioned a review of the risks around speeding in the village in July 2015. A local Working Group has consulted with members of the Northamptonshire County Council, the East Northamptonshire Police, officials at Glapthorn School, and local residents. Their consultation has highlighted a number of issues. These are set out in this report together with important recommendations that we ask Northamptonshire County Council and the Police to respond on. They key points to note are: • There is a long history of speeding in and around the village. Measures were taken to mitigate the risks in 2010 with the installation of Vehicle Activation Signs (VAS) on Southwick Road and a Speed Watch campaign. • Up to date quantitative data suggests that speeding remains a risk on the Southwick Road and also near the village school. • Feedback from residents and parents highlights ongoing concerns. • Pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders and dog walkers face risks around speeding vehicles where speed limits are enforceable. In addition, the national speed limits in place around the village exacerbate these risks. • The position of the village lends itself to vehicles taking a shorter route between Corby and Oundle/Peterborough, with the inevitable implication of speeding. Entry points to the village and the position of some road markings are considered to add incremental risk. • The County Council’s decision to close Oundle Middle School, has resulted in a planned growth for the village school of up to 20% in pupil numbers between 2014 and 2017. No consideration of the increased risks around road safety appear to have been made. Glapthorn Parish Action Plan to deal with speeding vehicles 4 • This report recommends a series of initiatives that are intended to reduce overall speeds in and around the village. These include preventative and enforcement measures. We respectfully ask that the Northamptonshire County Council and the Northamptonshire Police Force carefully consider each of the recommendations that have been set out in this report (see section 6), and provide a written response to each. The Working Group intend to provide access to this report to all local residents and to carry out a publicity campaign to increase awareness. Copies of the responses from NCC and the Police will be provided to each household. Glapthorn Parish Action Plan to deal with speeding vehicles 5 Report 1. Introduction This report has been commissioned by the Glapthorn Parish Council following a number of representations by local residents about the continuing dangers villagers face from speeding vehicles. At the Parish Council meeting on the 23 July 2015, it was agreed that a Working Group would be established, comprising local residents and led by Councillor Rob McQuade to assess the options for dealing with speeding vehicles. This reports sets out the findings and recommendations of the Working Group. The content and the recommendations within the report have been compiled with contributions and help from: • Rob McQuade, local resident and Parish Councillor • Jeff Knowles, local resident and lead for the Community Speed Watch Programme • Katherine Towns, Head of Glapthorn Primary School • Robin Cooper, local resident • Roy Sparkes, Oundle Town Councillor • Alan Tresadern, Glapthorn Parish Clerk • Joanne Sawyer, Burser at Glapthorn Primary School • Sarah Barnwell, NCC Highways Community Liason Officer • Steve Barber, NCC VAS Projects Officer • Jay Shah, NCC Safer Routes to School Officer • Chris Smith, Northamptonshire Police Safer Roads Team. 6 2. Background Local residents consider risks around road safety to be long standing. Concerns have been raised to the Parish Council verbally and in writing for many years. A number of initiatives have been pursued, not least the installation of two Vehicle Activation (VAS) signs on the Oundle to Southwick Road in 2010 following a community led review. A Community Speed Watch Programme was also carried out in 2010 which had a short term impact on reducing the excessive speed of some vehicles. Northamptonshire County Council’s pre study advice was that they do not consider Glapthorn to be a high risk area based upon relative numbers of accidents and fatalities. However, residents of this small village remain concerned and dispute this view. They recall the incident of a parent who was killed by a speeding vehicle outside the village school; a head on collision on the Oundle to Southwick Road that resulted in Air Ambulance assistance; recent car crashes on the periphery of the Parish Boundary near Cotterstock; and a number of near misses in the proximity of the school. In 2014, the village school was advised that it would have to expand to accommodate additional numbers of children to facilitate the closure of the Oundle Middle School. This would mean up to a 20% increase in numbers between 2014 and 2016. No preparatory or remedial measures were considered by the County Council to deal with the inevitable increase in the number of vehicles and children in the vicinity of the school. It is against this backdrop that local residents have voiced their concerns to the Parish Council. The Working Group is cognisant of the fact that the Parish Council has only very limited authority and budgetary capabilities to fully deal with the risks around speeding. Therefore, this report sets out a number of recommendations that Northamptonshire County Council 7 (NCC) and the Police are asked to carefully consider in order to reduce the risks faced by local residents. The local community, supported by the Parish Council, are of the view that proportionate measures should be taken to prevent the risk of future injuries and fatalities. This report asks that the NCC supports the recommendations in a practical and financial way. The fundamental recommendation is that NCC makes a commitment to demonstrate that it will not pursue the option of waiting for a fatality to occur before taking action. 3. Objectives of the Working Group At the Parish Council meeting held on the 23 July 2015, it was agreed that a new working group would be set up to assess options for dealing with vehicle speeding. The purpose of the working group would be to: • Quantify the extent to which speeding in and around the village poses a threat to the safety of pedestrians and other road users; • Assess options for dealing with speeding. As part of this, consider measures for Prevention and Enforcement; • Lead discussions with the Police and the County & District councils to influence change. 8 4. Situation 4.1 Overview of the village roads Glapthorn village sits approximately 1.5 miles North West of Oundle. The village sits adjacent to where the ‘Oundle to Southwick’ road and the ‘Upper Benefield to Cotterstock’ road intersect (Point A on the map below). Fig 1: To Southwick up hill A C D From Corby B A From Oundle down hill The road from Oundle to Glapthorn appears to be unclassified. The road descends down a hill from Oundle to the south east corner of the village (point B on the map). This road is approximately 6 meters wide and has no white lines along the middle until you enter the village. The national speed limit is in force down the hill meaning that vehicles can be driving up to 60 miles per hour c25 meters before the first house. It is possible that the white lines may act as a visual cue to some motorists suggesting the road conditions improve at the foot of the hill, thus discouraging the need to slow down, despite the immediate entry to the village. From point B to point A on the map, the road has white lines through and beyond the exit of the village. The road beyond the last house towards point A winds over a
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