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To: Rhondda Cynon Taf Council
Change Taffs Well to a well enforced 20mph speed limit throughout
We, the residents of Taffs Well, Cardiff request that Rhondda Cynon Taf Council make the entire village a safer, quieter and less congested place by enforcing a 20mph speed limit along the full length of Cardiff Road (including the Nantgarw section). We request an array of well-positioned speed cameras and speed bumps to ensure the new speed limit is heavily enforced.
Why is this important?
After speaking to residents along the full length of the Village, the majority of people mentioned either suffering near misses with speeding vehicles, being fed up of 'boy-racer' types speeding noisily through through our streets at all hours and also disdain at users of the A470 using our village as a short-cut.
We have only one speed camera by The Swan Inn aimed at slowing people down as they enter the Village from Nantgarw. Firstly - this only slows down drivers at the first 50ft of Cardiff Road, at which point they can drive any speed they like past the school, shops and surgery. Secondly, the camera doesn't stop everybody from speeding through the Village from the Tongwynlais end and exiting the village at speeds of approximately 50mph towards Nantgarw.
The traffic situation needs urgent attention and we, the residents are now prepared to enter an official dialogue with the Local Authority with the view of agreeing a plan of action to make our community a much safer place.
