Comment
Issues and Options Document
Representation ID: 34566
Received: 29/12/2017
Respondent: Lauren Pye
In response to your letter I'd like to raise the following concerns:
The mini roundabouts on the entrance to purdeys estates and on the west street/ashingdon road/hall road junction are too small to handle the amount of traffic using them. I frequently have people pulling out on me on both roundabouts and see at least 2 near misses a week. They are both accidents waiting to happen
The parking on Leicester road/Sutton court drive is extremely dangerous. People park right on the corners making pulling out safely from Leicester avenue impossible. In order to see what's coming I have to pull blindly into the middle of a road where cars travel far faster than the speed limit. Furthermore the parking along Sutton court drive is often back to back, the narrow nature of the road means there is no way for cars to pull over should a car be coming the other way. I have frequently observed cars pulling onto the kerb in order to let other cars pass as there is no where to safely pass or reverse.
Cars and vans are also frequently parking on the double yellow lines on the corner of Leicester avenue/Southend road causing issues when trying to pull in to or out of the road.
Finally the pedestrian pathways on Southend road (leading to and over warners bridge) and Southend road leading onto west street are not fit for purpose. The pavements only allow people to walk single file (and that's when the bushes have been cut back - they often hit you in the face when walking even single file. Walking single file becomes problematic when someone has to walk the other way, let alone a person with a buggy/bicycle/mobility scooter. This ultimately means someone needs (normally the lone pedestrian) to pass in the road. This is particularly dangerous on warners bridge which contains a blind corner over a bridge, where lorries frequently speed.
In response to your letter I'd like to raise the following concerns:
The mini roundabouts on the entrance to purdeys estates and on the west street/ashingdon road/hall road junction are too small to handle the amount of traffic using them. I frequently have people pulling out on me on both roundabouts and see at least 2 near misses a week. They are both accidents waiting to happen
The parking on Leicester road/Sutton court drive is extremely dangerous. People park right on the corners making pulling out safely from Leicester avenue impossible. In order to see what's coming I have to pull blindly into the middle of a road where cars travel far faster than the speed limit. Furthermore the parking along Sutton court drive is often back to back, the narrow nature of the road means there is no way for cars to pull over should a car be coming the other way. I have frequently observed cars pulling onto the kerb in order to let other cars pass as there is no where to safely pass or reverse.
Cars and vans are also frequently parking on the double yellow lines on the corner of Leicester avenue/Southend road causing issues when trying to pull in to or out of the road.
Finally the pedestrian pathways on Southend road (leading to and over warners bridge) and Southend road leading onto west street are not fit for purpose. The pavements only allow people to walk single file (and that's when the bushes have been cut back - they often hit you in the face when walking even single file. Walking single file becomes problematic when someone has to walk the other way, let alone a person with a buggy/bicycle/mobility scooter. This ultimately means someone needs (normally the lone pedestrian) to pass in the road. This is particularly dangerous on warners bridge which contains a blind corner over a bridge, where lorries frequently speed.