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Nov 2023
The speed limit on the main road between Harrogate and Ripon could be reduced from 60mph to 50mph following recent fatal accidents.
Four people, including two children, were killed in two separate incidents in the space of eight days on the A61 at South Stainley in late August and early September.
Rebecca Brewins, who lives alongside the road and lost her parents in a crash at South Stainley 11 years ago, has led a campaign to make the road safer following the latest deaths.
She and other residents met Skipton and Ripon MP Julian Smith, who subsequently urged North Yorkshire Council to act.
Now council chief executive Richard Flinton has indicated it is considering a speed reduction.
Police at the scene of the triple fatality on September 3.
In a letter to Mr Smith, seen by the Stray Ferret, Mr Flinton wrote:
The A61 at South Stainley.
Mr Smith said inadequate overtaking lanes, excessive speed limits, widespread use of the road as an impromptu racetrack by motorcyclists, and rat-running through Ripley village were among the concerns raised at his meeting with residents.
The Conservative MP said:
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