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Aug 2021
Villagers in Burnt Yates put up scarecrows to tackle speeding
Families in Burnt Yates have built scarecrows, one of which depicts the grim reaper, to remind motorists driving through the village not to speed.
The idea came from Loraine and Sid Hines, who have lived in Burnt Yates for 30 years and worry that speeding cars and ‘boy racers’ will cause serious injury or death.
They have set up a Burnt Yates Speed Committee to tackle the problem.
The speed limit through Burnt Yates is 30mph, with a 20mph section near the school. However, the section of the B6165 leaving the village has a 50mph limit and Ms Hines said more vehicles were exceeding this in recent years.
The committee offered prizes of £30, £20 and £10 for the best scarecrow and every family who entered got a tub of sweets.
However, Ms Hines said two of the scarecrows have been vandalised and one has been stolen since they went up.
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Ms Hines has called on North Yorkshire County Council, which is the highways authority, to reduce the speed limit of the B6165 to 30mph.
She said:
The council told the Stray Ferret it did not support a reduction in the speed limit.
Nigel Smith, head of highway operations, said:
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