Road Calming Snippets

A road hump/gateway  scheme is considered  suitable and  this
  could be  implemented in  two stages.   However,  if the  two
  stages are carried  out simultaneously, it  does appear  that
  the site could be a  suitable candidate for the  introduction
  of a  20 mph  speed  limit zone  (see  paragraph 3.3  of  the
  report).  This  would further benefit  the scheme as  signing
  and road marking requirements are considerably reduced,  thus
  lessening the  visual  impact on  the  street scene  and  the
  overall cost of the scheme. Authorisation for an experimental
  20  mph  zone  would  be  required  from  the  Department  of
  Transport.
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High Street, Buriton - Same Problem Penyffordd

B.1    The Parish Council are concerned  at the volume and speed  of
   traffic passing through the village with regard to pedestrian
   safety , particularly at the village infant school.   Traffic
   levels through the  village are very  low, except on  weekday
   mornings  between  approximately 0800  and  0900  hours  when
   levels increase  due to  traffic queues  on the  A3 south  of
   Petersfield.    The  High  Street  then  becomes  part  of  a
   'rat-run' route  involving the  C200  and B2146  and  enables
   traffic to access  Petersfield from the  east.  The  problem,
   however,  will  be  resolved  with  the  completion  of   the
   Petersfield Bypass, expected in 1995.

B.2    An 'S' type chicane scheme is proposed, situated  immediately
   to the west of the school  entrance at the point where  lower
   vehicle speed is desirable.

B.3    The estimated cost of the scheme is £5,000 and would  provide
   a  good  example  of  traffic   calming  where  there  is   a
   'rat-running' problem in a rural village.
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Pedestrians and cyclists will be given priority in the village, with traffic nuisance kept
 to a minimum.

 Traffic entering the settlement will be dispersed along three main routes which will be
 subject to traffic calming to produce design speeds of 25mph.

 Cars will not be excluded from the village centre. They form part of the activity which
 will bring life to its heart, and informal parking will be permitted in the street and
 square. However, the linear form of the village centre will ensure that all essential
 facilities should be within walking distance of most residents, thus reducing the number
 of car journeys.
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Type of data collected by Councils

4.0 TRAFFIC DATA

4.1 Recent traffic monitoring (June 2006) along Long Line shows that:

· typical 2-way flow during the working day is less than 180 vehicles per hour (that is less than 3 vehicles a minute),

· the maximum peak hour 2-way flow is 360 vehicles per hour (that is 6 per minute),

· 71% of drivers exceed the speed limit,

· 35% of drivers drive above the enforceable level of 35mph,

· 15% of drivers drive downhill at more than 41mph,

· 15% of drivers drive uphill at more than 38mph.

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