Speeding drivers cause villagers to fear for children's safety in Lane End

7:50am Saturday 9th March 2013 in News By Rebecca Cain

Speeding drivers cause villagers to fear for children's safety Speeding drivers cause villagers to fear for children's safety

SPEEDING drivers who have left residents fearing for their children's safety have prompted an awareness week in the village of Lane End.

The village's Clarion magazine has teamed up with the police and Lane End Parish Council to hold a Speed Awareness Week next week.

A letter to the magazine prompted a big response from residents who said they feel vulnerable coming in and out of their homes and walking around the village because of speeding drivers.

Resident Giles Houston said: "Property has been damaged, pets have been injured and killed, how long before it is one of our children?"

The week aims to remind distracted drivers that they are driving through a village, which is 30mph, and should slow down.

Prominent signs and banners will alert drivers and if they don't get the message Lane End's Neighbourhood Police team will be mobilising their speed enforcement equipment each day.

Parish council chairmanm Mike Detsiny, said: "Lane End Parish Council is committed to tackling speeding in Lane End and we are delighted to support the initiative of Lane End Speed Awareness Week. The parish council is also researching ways in which to implement permanent speed mitigation measures for Lane End."

Comments(6)

Robert.M says...
11:51am Sat 9 Mar 13

Does anyone remember the days when people drove within the speed limit (most drivers do not know how to identify a 30mph zone), and it was an offence to park on the pavement and grass verges, seems to me nowadays that as soon as people pass their driving test it gives them the right to drive like pillocks, regardless of theirs and others safety, the test standard should be made much higher with a lower pass rate and re-tested every 5 yrs,and get back to the value that it is a priveledge to hold a driving licence and not a right, and I speak as a former driving instructor, DSA test examiner and Rospa road safety adviser,

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washondo says...
1:00pm Sat 9 Mar 13

Please don't.
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BCC will just put up another distracting notice to tell the unaware and the ignoring what the speed limit is, why it is what it is, just making the road more unsafe.
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Optionally, you may have "sleeping policemen" to wreck your roads and property and keep you awake at night.

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Emma179 says...
1:53pm Sat 9 Mar 13

Drivers speed through Lane End even when they can't see round the corner at the end of the High Street. They then continue and pay no attention to slow signs at Cadmore End School. It is a selfish world now where saving a couple of minutes on your journey (if that) is more important than safety of pedestrians.

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StevePayne says...
6:13pm Sat 9 Mar 13

We have to find something for the 30,000 plus Council Staff we're funding to do - I am not keen on those signs as one leaves Marlow for Booker telling us how many are injured (no details & try ringing the people who stick them up) on this route. Sort out the on-street parking and introduce a permit for those who decide to leave their property on the highway - that would improve road safety at a stroke. And no, your road tax isn't levied so you can park on the road outside your home !!

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Contax says...
7:32pm Sat 9 Mar 13

I believe putting the small repeater speed limit signs on all roads would help remind the drivers as the street light rule does not always apply with so many areas being illuminated today, in our area they are altering many speed limits so more repeaters would help, I know there are some who will never worry about sticking to the limit.
I would like to see a disc like the tax disc to allow a car to be parked on the road outside one's property, a high enough charge so people with drives will use them and others may consider having a drop kerb fitted and parking in their front garden, when buying a house without off road parking then you have to pay.
As for parking on pavements, grass verges and parked wrong way at night without lights are all classed as minor offences but should still be given a fixed penalty. A council up north has introduced a £500 fine for parking on grass verges, just waiting for them to enforce it.

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Edgar Brooks says...
9:46pm Sun 10 Mar 13

Maybe if they tried putting the speed cameras where there are pedestrians, rather than on downhill stretches on the edge of the village, just where it's so easy to misjudge your speed, and creep over the limit? If I drive from Stokenchurch to Marlow, I pass one camera, about 100 yards before I leave Lane End, nowhere near a school, or even a play area. It would be nice if they were interested in saving lives, rather than trying to make money.

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