Sundridge Avenue traffic Campaign
June 21, 2011 at 10:40 am woodingb 2 comments
Over the past year or so the residents, staff & volunteers at St. Cecilia’s home at 32 Sundridge Avenue , Bromley have become concerned about road safety immediately outside their home. This is the junction of Sundridge Avenue and Hillbrow, BR1. Anthony Earle a volunteer at St. Cecilia’s has written to Bromley Council detailing our concerns but with no success to date.
The problem is that some motor vehicles will drive too fast when approaching the junction. On the approach from Bromley to this junction a driver is aware of fast approaching vehicles from both directions when stopping to turn right into Hillbrow to visit St. Cecilia’s. This problem is far worse when the large St. Cecilia’s residents vehicle is turning into the home from that direction. Being a large, long vehicle it is somewhat vunerable when staionary and awaiting to turn right. Additionally there is a school very close to this area and the pupils use the bus stops on both sides of the road. It has become obvious that this road is used a great deal and many vehicles seem to be driving in excess of the speed limit on that road which is 30 mph
We the residents, staff, volunteers family and friends at St. Cecilia’s are asking Bromley Council and / or the Police to visit the area to monitor the vehicle speed and flow in Sundridge Avenue with a view to constructing traffic calming. There is evidence of an accident in that area only last year as a result of speeding and it is an area where another accident far more serious is waiting to happen.
On Thursday 20th October members of the Access All Areas campaign team were present in Sundridge Avenue to collect signatures for the petition to request that the Council put measures in place to reduce the speed of vehicles travelling on that road. Immediately outside of St. Cecilia’s are situated bus stops that are used by the pupils of Bullers Wood school and many of those pupils were happy to sign the petition and give their thoughts and comments on the traffic situation to the campaign team. It is hoped that a further exercise will be carried out to collect more signatures. The campaign team have written to the Council regarding this issue and are waiting for a response to their last letter of September 2011.
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woodingb | June 21, 2011 at 10:53 am
The local police, based in Bickley, carried out a two week traffic survey in Sundridge Avenue. Over that 2 week period it was found the nearly 90,000 vehicles were travelling in both directions – downhill being south [away from Bromley], and uphill being north [towards Bromley] The police survey showed that the average vehicle speed in both directions was in excess of the speed limit. This survey has proved to this campaign group that mattters need to be taken further and should now include local residents and other interested parties in the area such as schools and nursing homes. A further campaign meeting is scheduled to be held at St. Cecilia’s [details on the NEXT MEETING page] on the 5th July – time to be confirmed.
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woodingb | October 30, 2011 at 10:55 am
On Thursday 20th October members of the Access All Areas campaign team were present in Sundridge Avenue to collect signatures for the petition to request that the Council put measures in place to reduce the speed of vehicle travelling on that road. Immediately outside of St. Cecilia’s are situated bus stops that are used by the pupils of Bullers Wood school and many of those pupils were happy to sign the petition and give their thoughts and comments on the traffic situation to the campaign team. It is hoped that a further exercise will be carried out to collect more signature. The camnpaign team have written to the Council regarding this issue and are waiting for a response to their last letter of September 2011.