Pateley Bridge is a lovely Dales town, known for its natural beauty with a close community of residents.  However, vehicle speeding and impatient driving has become an endemic problem and is making people feeling unsafe and making residents lives a misery in a number of locations in town. The Ripon Road residential area, a conservation area, sees a great deal of traffic entering and exiting the town, often at a speed too dangerous for the road and pavement lay out.   Ripon Road is not a main road, yet many drivers treat it like one.  Data from March to May 2025 on shows many vehicles speeding excessively, with over 27,000 going over 35mph, 4,300 going over 40mph, and some going up to 60mph which is very dangerous.  The current speed limit of 30mph is not enough to keep everyone safe.   Statistics from other towns that have implemented similar changes show a significant reduction in accidents, increased walking and cycling to and from schools and enhanced community safety. The UK government guidance on urban speed limits supports this proposal, suggesting that areas with high pedestrian activities and narrow roads and pavements, like Pateley Bridge, should have reduced speed limits to increase safety.  It is vital we protect those on foot and vulnerable highway users from speeding vehicles by reducing the speed limit.  The Town Council and our County Councillor are fully in favour of this proposal.  Change is urgently needed to protect our entire community, including our most vulnerable.  Without it the safety, health and well-being of the children, older adults and wider community remains at stake.  Road safety will continue as a barrier to walking and cycling in the area, including to and from schools.   Maximum speed limits of 20mph have been delivered in many other rural areas of North Yorkshire. We want these improvements for the entire Pateley Bridge community.  Evidence shows that people hit by a vehicle at 20mph are around five times less likely to be killed than at 30mph.   Urgent action is needed now to protect the lives of people living in our community.  A maximum speed of 20mph, extended across Pateley Bridge will have an enormous benefit on our community.   Join the petition to North Yorkshire Council to reduce the speed limits in Pateley Bridge by extending the current 20 mph zone to the remainder of the town limits:  • the B6265 (Ripon Road) past Harefield Hall entrance to the Methodist Church • Old Church Lane to beyond the entrance to the Springfield estate • the B6265 (Street Lane), Bridgehouse Gate, to the turn off to Bewerley to connect with the existing Bewerley 20mph zone • Low Wath Road (past Nidderdale High School and Sunflowers Day Nursery).    

The increased influx of traffic into the village is unsustainable.  Parking in nearby Leeds and Wakefield is in short supply and expensive. Locals have not been listened leaving Barnsley Council to make the unpopular decision not to fund the new station. 

Many locals, holidaymakers and tourists fill up all the remaining car parks very quickly as soon as the sun comes out. This then results in many parking illegally, one roundabouts, double yellow lines, junctions, pavements and anywhere they can fit their vehicle. The cost of parking in Bournemouth can be expensive anyway so many risk parking on verges etc. as the fine will be £35 if paid within 30 days. This is not a deterrent at all and adding permits for all local residents will just add to the cost of living crisis we are all being affected by.

As a resident of the Aboyne and Dinnet community, I care deeply about the safety and wellbeing of our residents, especially our children and other vulnerable road users. Every day, I witness vehicles speeding through our town, creating unsafe conditions that deter families and locals from engaging in walking or cycling. It's time to take necessary action to make our streets safer and our community more active. According to the UK's Department for Transport, reducing the speed limit to 20mph can significantly decrease the likelihood and severity of accidents. In areas where such measures have been adopted, there has been a notable reduction in road casualties. This is a proven strategy to enhance road safety and promote active travel among community members. An adjustment to a 20mph limit would not only improve safety, but also encourage more people to choose walking or cycling. This shift towards active travel can contribute to a healthier lifestyle, reduce traffic congestion, and decrease pollution levels, resulting in a cleaner, safer environment for everyone. It is crucial for Aberdeenshire Council to recognise the importance of implementing this strategy across the whole of Aboyne and Dinnet for the benefit of the entire community. By taking a proactive stance on road safety, we can create a more welcoming and secure environment in Aboyne and Dinnet. Please sign this petition to urge Aberdeenshire Council to adopt these necessary speed limit changes. Together, we can make our roads safer and our community stronger. Thank you for your support!

I need you to join so I can get support for when I bring it to government. Your help and your signature would improve it massively and would give me solid proof of the scale of your concern on road quality. Once government see this, road quality improvement could be possible. In Citizenship at school we are trying to make a change somewhere in the world. I need you to sign my petition to help me bring my matter forward. I am aiming for at least 10,000 signatures to get this matter into Parliament.

We are deeply concerned that this residential area, currently subject to the national speed limit of 60mph, has been excluded from the initiative—despite lacking pavement provision and being home to families, children, and elderly individuals. In contrast, we note that the Inverboyndie Industrial Estate, which contains no residential properties and is also in a 60mph zone, has been selected for a 20mph limit. This disparity is both unfair and unsafe. We believe our road clearly meets the intention of the national strategy to protect communities with higher footfall and residential activity.

Chyngton Primary School has grown significantly over the decades and now has a roll of nearly 400 pupils. Over the same period the number of children being driven to school has also risen dramatically according to government figures. As a result, the residential roads around the school have become increasingly congested and dangerous at school drop-off and pick-up times. Existing safety provisions such as zig-zag lines and the voluntary one-way system are difficult to enforce and ineffective. Children are at risk crossing the roads near the school, this means fewer children are walking to school, and more come by car, even for short journeys, exacerbating the problem. Access for emergency vehicles is severely impeded, and local residents frequently have access and driveways blocked by inconsiderate parking. More needs to be done to keep the children, parents and public safe around Chyngton school.

It is important for those with disabilities, and those who cannot access Platform 2. It is important because people should care about those with major disabilities and those who care about a 21st century station.

This route is very popular with cyclists as it is practically the only viable way to cycle between the wider Wimborne area and Purbeck. Around 23,000 motor vehicles traverse the A31 at this location every day. It's arguably even more dangerous for motorists as occupying a car or van places the driver’s head an extra 6-8 feet behind the Give Way lines restricting visibility even further. Indeed the majority of near misses I’ve witnessed at this location involve drivers on Dullar Lane attempting to cross or join the A31.

The construction of over 150 houses currently ongoing across the village would mean yet another increase in the number of people residing here. Therefore, I believe the current transport available to residents of Upper Tean is unsustainable.   At present, the 6A runs every 30 minutes from Blythe Bridge to Hanley via Meir Park, Meir, Longton and onwards to Hanley. I am not proposing that all services terminate in Upper Tean, but one in two would still make a difference amongst all demographics and bus users in the village.  Blythe Bridge is home to the other local Doctor’s surgery in our practice of Tean and Blythe Bridge. It is also home to the closest train station to our village and direct connectivity with Blythe Bridge will mean shorter journey times into Stoke by train. Beyond Blythe Bridge is Meir Park where many of the villagers shop for groceries, then Meir, home to the Meir Primary Care Centre - a vital NHS service for residents of the whole constituency and a centre in which residents in Tean require to visit frequently for blood tests, district nurses and vaccinations amongst others. Connection along the 6A would also be beneficial due to the bus route passing through Longton. Here, along with Hanley are the remaining branches of banks, which have moved out of towns such as Cheadle. The extension of the 6A every hour to Tean would mean an alternative route to Hanley too and a direct route to the busy Victoria road home to many retailers large and small. I appreciate this is ambitious but the benefits to the residents of Tean would be excellent and get more people using bus services to the areas they currently have to use cars and taxis to get to. 

The road is too narrow for the amount of traffic using it now.  Since major roadworks at the Bryants Hill/Kingsway junction, we have had articulated lorries getting stuck in the residential lane that is Furber Road

The noise pollution is affecting the lives of those who live in properties above or close to the tunnels. The noise - which has become significantly louder recently - takes away many of the usual comforts expected of a home, interrupts sleep and makes the house an unwelcome place to be. The very high frequency of the Victoria Line only compounds these problems.