A PETITION has been launched calling for the speed limit on the main roads going through Hanbury to be reduced.
Currently the B4090 is 40mph and people living in the village want it dropped to 30mph.
The petition also calls for the stretch of School Road near Hanbury First School to go from 40mph to 20mph.
Previous calls for the latter have not come to fruition but last week a woman died on the road after being hit by a car.
Lizzy Evans, who started the petition and has lived in the village for four years, said: “Something needs to be done – cars come flying round the bend on the B4090 during the day and night is frightening and the crossroads near a local craft centre, Jinney Ring, is also very dangerous.”
She added, as well as last week’s fatality, a car had ended up in a hedge last June and numerous drivers had crashed their vehicles into metal railings or ended up in gardens.
“I have to drop my daughter at Hanbury First School and if I have to get out on the road I dread it – it’s so dangerous.
“We are a country village and many horse riders have issues with the speed of vehicles too.
“At night the noise of the cars and motorbikes speeding through the village is a major nuisance and it’s just more accidents waiting to happen.”
The plea for the speed limit to be reduced is also being backed by Hanbury First School which feels 40mph outside a school is also inappropriate.
The West Mercia Police Road Safety Team said they were aware of residents’ concerns regarding the current 40mph speed limit on the B4090 in Hanbury and were liaising with Worcestershire County Council Highways to investigate further.
We have contacted Worcestershire County Council and are awaiting comment.
The petition currently has more than 540 names on it – click here for more information and to sign it.
