Residents in road safety call

MORE than 30 residents have signed a petition calling for traffic calming, or a Pelican crossing, in High Legh Road, Lymm.
Householders in High Legh Road and adjacent Park Road say speeding traffic is a major road safety hazard.
Petition organiser Paul Thompson said that in view of the borough council’s decision to establish 20mph zones in residential roads around the borough, he was intrigued as to why High Legh Road, at its Broomedge end, has a 40mph limit.
He said: “The area is residential on one side of the road.”
Mr Thompson has raised the issue with Lymm Parish Council and with the borough council.
He said many children and elderly residents were afraid to cross High Legh Road, near the Costcutter shop, because of the traffic speeds.
“In an extreme case, there is an 80-plus resident who has lived in the area for the last 60 years, who feels the road is no longer safe enough for her to cross it to collect her pension from the post office.
“Essentially, the borough council will not consider changing the speed limit as there have been no reported accidents in the last three years.
“This is worrying as it clearly indicates that until someone is injured or killed no preventative actions can be taken.
“Local residents have expressed concerns that the speed of drivers on High Legh Road. Many drivers do not even observe the 40mph limit! Many family pets have been killed on the road including my own.”
Mr Thompson said the borough council had told him the design of the road would require altering to provide a layout suitable for a 30mph limit and the council was not in a position to fund this in the present climate.
“I understand this to mean that Warrington Borough Council is unwilling or unable to allocate funding to place speed controls along the residential stretch of High Legh Road.
“In the event of someone being injured or killed, would the council therefore have to answer a case of wreckless irresponsibilty?”
Pictured: Busy High Legh Road at Broomedge