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Jun 2021
Shaw Mills residents call for speeding signs after 'daily close calls'
Frustration is growing amongst residents of Shaw Mills who say the county council has refused to acknowledge how dangerous the village roads are.
The residents have been trying to encourage North Yorkshire County Council to increase speed signage.
Their campaign, headed by Shaw Mills parish councillor Nick Tither, began six months ago after residents got fed up with the number of close calls.
Mr Tither said:
He is calling for 'no footpath' signs at the top and bottom of the village, 'slow' painted onto the roads and white lines in the middle of the road.
Currently the 30mph signs are in place at the junction between Pye Lane and Law Lane and along Mill Bank near the chapel. But Mr Tither says drivers often don't acknowledge the speed limit.
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A county council highways officer drove through the village four times in last lockdown but the residents say this is not an accurate representation.
Melisa Burnham, Highways Area Manager at North Yorkshire County Council, said:
Today and on Sunday the residents are holding their own survey; volunteer residents will stand at each side of the bridge over the two days to count the number of vehicles, their position on the road, and near misses.
Their findings will be sent to North Yorkshire County Council in the hope it will then liaise with the parish council about solutions .
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