John you are quite wrong to assume/state speed bumps on Stoneyhurst are unnecessary having lived right by one (14years) and a bend in the road it makes little difference to people’s speed come rush hour. Stoneyhurst for a good hour and a half becomes a race track/battle for supremacy over the 1 lane available due to parked cars given that by both the bend and the bump there’s a junction many cars still take these at speed. Traveling along ilford rd as I do I sympathise with what becomes a nonsensical scheme by the metro station for passing vehicles due to inconsiderate parking. However I can assure you other roads are affected by speeding.

Surely the answer is to improve primary roads flow reduce bus lanes at bottle necks to avoid rat runs so proud residents can stick to the speed limits

You need to educate the drivers so their driving exceeds the standards they are currently at, which are obviously deteriorating. After having a close call with a driver on the school run, whom needed to cross into oncoming traffic to pass a parked car. The excuse was, I wasn’t seen as there was a car in front of theirs. Please bear in mind, I noticed and also had headlights on to make sure everyone sees my vehicle. The fact they were approx 6 inches from the car in front wouldn’t have helped.

I however, can not in all fairness put the blame just on the drivers. There has been plenty of occasions where pedestrians have/haven’t looked and still just crossed the road whether there is traffic or not. I’m not just talking about High school kids either, although for the most part, they are the main culprits. Parents getting their children out of their car onto the roadside rather than leaning across the back of the car or making them climb across are also issue causing. Please use common sense, if it’s a busy road, don’t get your kids out on the traffic side. Best case you hear a car horn, worst case you/your kids get flattened into the side of your car.

Both pedestrians and drivers have a responsibility to themselves and each other not to put themselves in danger or in a position where they can cause themselves or others an injury.

In my childhood we had the green cross code man, maybe we need a new up to date version. Heaven forbid we start fining pedestrians for bad road sense although if the government thought they’d make money from it, I’d assume it would be put in place.

Thanks for your comment, J, and glad you found the information on the blog useful. SPACE are a group of local residents who are hoping to campaign for safer and more pleasant streets in our area. We all live in the area and contribute our time where we can. It would be great if you could join us and help us to understand the problems and shape proposals for the future. Please get in touch if you’d like to contribute.