To receive questions from members of the public in accordance with Standing Order No. 12.
Question submitted by Jim Marriott;
There is a tremendous amount of speeding in Hasland, which I witness all the time. I was walking with my dog up from my daughter’s house on Ashfield Road, at 7.30pm on 31st January. When I was opposite the Hasland Hotel, a car came up from Calow at a speed I estimated at in excess of 60mph. It was a young man driving and he did not slow down until he was nearly at the Mansfield Road lights.
The speed bumps on Hasland Road do nothing to slow anyone down. There need to be similar arresters as those on Redvers Buller Road, no one speeds on there. They are particularly required on Calow Lane. The ones on Redvers Buller Road were installed, if my memory serves me correctly, after a child was killed. Let’s not wait for that, it will happen on Calow Lane! What can be done to ensure that a serious incident is prevented?
Minutes:
Under Standing Order No. 12, the following question was asked by Jim Marriott:
There is a tremendous amount of speeding in Hasland, which I witness all the time. I was walking with my dog up from my daughter’s house on Ashfield Road, at 7.30pm on 31st January. When I was opposite the Hasland Hotel, a car came up from Calow at a speed I estimated at in excess of 60mph. It was a young man driving and he did not slow down until he was nearly at the Mansfield Road lights.
The speed bumps on Hasland Road do nothing to slow anyone down. There need to be similar arresters as those on Redvers Buller Road, no one speeds on there. They are particularly required on Calow Lane. The ones on Redvers Buller Road were installed, if my memory serves me correctly, after a child was killed. Let’s not wait for that, it will happen on Calow Lane! What can be done to ensure that a serious incident is prevented?
Councillor Amanda Serjeant provided a verbal response advising that she was aware of the issue of speeding in Hasland. She shared Mr Marriott’s concerns and referenced the invitation that had been extended to the previous Police and Crime Commissioner to visit the area and, having done so, he had committed to investigating the matter.
A date had now been confirmed for the training of a community speed watch group to support the work of the police, whose resources were stretched due to funding cuts. Councillor Serjeant assured Mr Marriott that she would make further representations to both Derbyshire County Council and the new Police and Crime Commissioner to make them aware of the situation and to ensure that appropriate action was taken. She also committed to keeping Mr Marriott informed of the outcome of these conversations.