On Thursday 12th August, I joined Parish Cllr Bev Chapman as well as other local residents and Community Speedwatch volunteers. On this occasion we carried out a one-hour session on Ryleys Lane, between 2pm and 3pm, recording 43 speeding motorists (that's the equivalent of a speeding vehicle every 84 seconds).
The breakdown of the 43 speeding vehicles was as follows:
- number of vehicles travelling above the speed threshold, but below 40mph (33)
- number of vehicles travelling at or above 40mph (10)
- fastest recorded speed (48mph)
- average speed of all recorded vehicles (38mph)
As the Parish Council has recently invested in a second "speed gun" we are now able to record vehicles travelling in both directions, which will have contributed to a higher number of activations on this occasion. All drivers recorded will receive a letter from the police for a first offence and a home visit from a police officer for a second or subsequent offence.
We are continuously looking for new volunteers to join our team, so if you are willing and able to give up an hour a month to support our efforts to reduce speed in Alderley Edge, do please get in touch.
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