ePetition - Make Hollingdean Dip Safe
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Make Hollingdean Dip Safe
The current arrangement is wholly unsatisfactory for such a busy
junction that provides a cut-through for road traffic from all
directions and a major pedestrian route particularly to and from
Hertford Infants School, and the “pinch points”
installed on Hollingbury Crescent 10 years ago to slow down
vehicles have had no effect as they race one another to squeeze
through first.
We feel strongly that providing better traffic management will
transform the level of personal safety, particularly for school
children, and significantly ease access to shops on both sides.
This e-petition will be presented at Full Council on 24 March 2011 before being referred to the Environment Cabinet Member Meeting on 31 March 2011.
This ePetition ran from 15/02/2011 to 16/03/2011 and has now finished.
54 people signed this ePetition.
Council response
The Cabinet Member for Environment gave the following response:
"The Council has already taken positive steps to improve road safety at “The Dip”. The road has undergone a number of improvements that have included adjusting the road layout with dropped kerb crossing points that incorporate tactile paving for blind or partially sighted pedestrians and chicanes that force vehicles to give way and slow down. Illuminated traffic calming signs have also been provided. Road safety data for the last 3 years shows that these measures have been effective as the number of collisions has fallen significantly compared with the original road layout.
As I also stated, whilst the Council doesn’t consider Hollingdean Dip to have a specific safety issue we are sensitive to the concerns and perceptions of residents so we have developed a new methodology for assessing the requirements for pedestrian crossings that not only takes accidents into account but also includes pedestrian and vehicle counts, triggered by specific requests from residents, and I will ask Officers to look into your request with this in mind."