St Albans Road Area
Proposed traffic calming alterations
- replace four pairs of speed cushions with flat top road humps
Bisham Gardens Area
Proposed traffic calming alterations
- Bisham Gardens and the north end of Swains Lane will be incorporated into an existing 20 mph zone in Swains Lane.
- raised table at junction of Highgate High Street and Bisham Gardens
- two new round top road humps in Bisham Gardens
- two new speed cushions in Swains Lane
Balmore Street, Chester Road Area
Proposed traffic calming alterations
- add Balmore Street and Doynton Street into the existing Dartmouth park 20 mph zone;
- in each of Balmore Street and Doynton Street add two round top road humps
- in Chester Road east, replace three existing plastic speed cushions with more prominent asphalt ones and add a fourth by the narrowing between Winscombe Street and Bramshill Gardens.
- in Chester Road west, replace replace existing speed cushion outside Brookfield Primary school with flat top road hump; add new speed cushions on the bend and replace existing old style speed cushions with more prominent ones
- Chester Road/Raydon Street junction, raise the three zebras with flat top road humps
- Raydon Street replace three existing plastic speed cushions with larger, more prominent ones
CCC’s response
CCC generally support the measures, especially the extension of the 20 mph limit. We ask that the speed cushions on Swains Lane be replaced by full-width humps or speed tables, as is planned for St Albans Road, as cushions have the bad effect of causing motor vehicles to swerve to straddle them, possibly endangering cyclists.