A campaign to reduce the 30mph speed limit on a narrow Belper road is gathering pace.
County councillor Chris Jackson is now taking up the battle to get the speed limit on Wyver Lane reduced – this time to just 20mph.
Last September Belper Town Council tried to get it cut to just 10mph but the idea was quashed by the highways offic
ers.
Cllr Jackson, who represents Belper on the county council has collected information from residents in and around Wyver Lane so he can present a formal report to Derbyshire County Council's
environmental services department – which regulates highways.
Cllr Jackson said: "As far as I can tell Wyver Lane is quite unique in that residents open their front doors on to a narrow pavement and then their gardens are on the other side of the road.
"The houses were built in mining times.
"The road isn't meant for big cars to be going down fast. It creates a serious road safety hazard, particularly for the elderly, the disabled and the young."
The councillor has completed a number of tests on the road by driving at different speeds to discover which would be the most sensible.
He said: "After conducting tests I feel convinced that there is an urgent need to reduce the speed limit to 20mph."
The speed limit on the road has been a contentious issue for some time but Cllr Jackson said he felt 20mph wasa better option than the one put forward last year.
Town councillors are also in full support of the new attempt to cut the speed limit.
Cllr Mick Potter said: "It just isn't safe to go down the road at the speed people do. They rush past at 30 or 40mph and if there was someone in the road they wouldn't be able to stop.
"Wyver Lane leads down to the nature reserve so there are always people walking down there with their dogs and their children."
Cllr Jackson will submit his report once he has collated all the responses from residents in the area.
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