To: East Yorkshire Borough Council
Speed Limit reduction
Reduce the current speed limit on the B1253 through Boynton and past the Village school from 40 MPH to 30 MPH through the village and from 40 MPH to 20 MPH past the school.
Why is this important?
The current speed limit of 40MPH through the rural village of Boynton and past the local village school is higher than a speed limit of 30MPH through similar areas and is double the speed of most roads that pass-by schools.
Due to the rural location of the village the roads are often frequented by horse riders and children on Bicycles, particularly at the cross roads on the B1253 as users pass from the North side to the South side of the village and vice versa.
I have been witness to, on three separate occasions, teachers or helpers at the village school having to dodge speeding traffic as they retrieve balls etc. that have inadvertently landed on the B1253 road during play time.
The road is particularly congested, with ten's of cars parked along the roadside adjacent to the school, during morning drop off and afternoon collections that reduce its width to single file.
At a speed limit of 40MPH, often ignored, this is an accident waiting to happen with what is likely to be devastating consequences to children and/or parents.
Due to the rural location of the village the roads are often frequented by horse riders and children on Bicycles, particularly at the cross roads on the B1253 as users pass from the North side to the South side of the village and vice versa.
I have been witness to, on three separate occasions, teachers or helpers at the village school having to dodge speeding traffic as they retrieve balls etc. that have inadvertently landed on the B1253 road during play time.
The road is particularly congested, with ten's of cars parked along the roadside adjacent to the school, during morning drop off and afternoon collections that reduce its width to single file.
At a speed limit of 40MPH, often ignored, this is an accident waiting to happen with what is likely to be devastating consequences to children and/or parents.
