Roods petition to stop 'speeding motorists'
Published on May 15, 2008
A KIRRIEMUIR woman has become so concerned about speeding traffic in the Roods in Kirriemuir that she has set up a petition calling for traffic calming measures and more proactive monitoring by Tayside Police.
Janet Wilson has lived in The Roods since 1996 and since then has noticed cars "speeding down this small straight road."
She explained: "On this road near the town centre there is the Guide Hall which is very busy at times with youngsters crossing and getting picked up by parents.
"There is also a church which can be very busy and further up the road there is Northmuir Primary School so lots of children walk down this road everyday."
Janet was prompted into action after her cat, Terry, was killed by a "speeding van" on April 20.
She said: "He is sadly missed, but I can't help thinking that he could have been a child from the guide hall or a child coming down from school.
"I know of quite a few animals killed or injured, including one of my other cats just after we moved here. My son, then aged 13, got his foot crushed by a car as he stepped off the pavement in error some years back.
"I would ask the people of Kirriemuir to sign this, we all know speeding goes on on this road."
By lunch-time today Janet's petition had attracted six signatures from residents in Dundee, Arbroath, Kirriemuir and as far north as Thurso.
The internet GoPetition - http://www.gopetition.co.uk/online/19118.html - has been signed by those "very concerned about the speed of vehicles on the Roods, Kirriemuir Angus."
They are also calling for appropriate action to be taken to assess the extent of the problem and to resource appropriate traffic calming measures to prevent injury and/or the loss of life on these roads.
The petition also requests the Police become more proactive in monitoring traffic to effect prosecution of speeding drivers, and that they liaise with the local authority to consider an appropriate response to this issue."
Inspector Gordon Milne, the officer in charge of Tayside Police's Road Policing Unit in Angus, responded to the allegations of speeding motorists in the Roods.
Speed enforcement
He explained the layout of the road, which is very narrow in places and has on street parking, made it a very difficult area to carry out speed enforcement.
Vehicles did not generally travel in excess of the 30 m.p.h. speed restriction and he was not aware of any serious injury collision, ever, in the Roods.
He said: "We do react to public concern and carry out routine patrols, both by local officers and the road policing unit from Forfar, who are in Kirrie on a regular basis.
"We take cognisance of matters like this which are referred to the traffic co-ordination group, a partnership between Angus Council and ourselves."
This group looks at areas which are causing concerns and analyses what, if anything, can be done to find a solution to the problem.
Inspector Milne added: "I am aware Angus Council is undertaking an accident investigation process where they look at and analyse all their road vehicle collisions in the last three years to identify areas where there is perceived to be an issue and therefore where they can put in resources.
"I don't think the Roods would appear as part of that process."
Anyone with information regarding speeding motorists in the Roods should contact Tayside Police on 0845 600 5705 or any elected member of Angus Council who will pass on the concerns to the director of roads.
Source: www.kirriemuirherald.co.uk
She explained: "On this road near the town centre there is the Guide Hall which is very busy at times with youngsters crossing and getting picked up by parents."There is also a church which can be very busy and further up the road there is Northmuir Primary School so lots of children walk down this road everyday."
Janet was prompted into action after her cat, Terry, was killed by a "speeding van" on April 20.
She said: "He is sadly missed, but I can't help thinking that he could have been a child from the guide hall or a child coming down from school.
"I know of quite a few animals killed or injured, including one of my other cats just after we moved here. My son, then aged 13, got his foot crushed by a car as he stepped off the pavement in error some years back.
"I would ask the people of Kirriemuir to sign this, we all know speeding goes on on this road."
By lunch-time today Janet's petition had attracted six signatures from residents in Dundee, Arbroath, Kirriemuir and as far north as Thurso.
The internet GoPetition - http://www.gopetition.co.uk/online/19118.html - has been signed by those "very concerned about the speed of vehicles on the Roods, Kirriemuir Angus."
They are also calling for appropriate action to be taken to assess the extent of the problem and to resource appropriate traffic calming measures to prevent injury and/or the loss of life on these roads.
The petition also requests the Police become more proactive in monitoring traffic to effect prosecution of speeding drivers, and that they liaise with the local authority to consider an appropriate response to this issue."
Inspector Gordon Milne, the officer in charge of Tayside Police's Road Policing Unit in Angus, responded to the allegations of speeding motorists in the Roods.
Speed enforcement
He explained the layout of the road, which is very narrow in places and has on street parking, made it a very difficult area to carry out speed enforcement.
Vehicles did not generally travel in excess of the 30 m.p.h. speed restriction and he was not aware of any serious injury collision, ever, in the Roods.
He said: "We do react to public concern and carry out routine patrols, both by local officers and the road policing unit from Forfar, who are in Kirrie on a regular basis.
"We take cognisance of matters like this which are referred to the traffic co-ordination group, a partnership between Angus Council and ourselves."
This group looks at areas which are causing concerns and analyses what, if anything, can be done to find a solution to the problem.
Inspector Milne added: "I am aware Angus Council is undertaking an accident investigation process where they look at and analyse all their road vehicle collisions in the last three years to identify areas where there is perceived to be an issue and therefore where they can put in resources.
"I don't think the Roods would appear as part of that process."
Anyone with information regarding speeding motorists in the Roods should contact Tayside Police on 0845 600 5705 or any elected member of Angus Council who will pass on the concerns to the director of roads.
Source: www.kirriemuirherald.co.uk