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Reconsider speed limit protocols, KCC urged
KENT County Council has been told it should change its criteria for assessing speed limits on its roads. Using personal injury crash records as a yardstick for imposing speed reductions was like shutting the stable door after the horse had bolted, Maidstone’s Joint Trans- portation Board heard. Without a history of accidents in- volving injury,KCCis not prepared to fund road improvements or sig- nage – a system described as ludi- crous by Coxheath and Hunton Cllr Brian Mortimer. KCC’s Michael Heath said: “Our objectives remain the reduction of personal injury crashes.” More than 1,000 people signed
two petitions seeking a reduction in the speed limit along Lower Road through East andWest Farleigh and residents are calling for action on East Farleigh bridge, after an acci- dent where signalman Doug Cad- dellwas hit by a car while trying to close the railway crossing gates. Emergency services encountered
chaos while trying to get toMrCad- dell and residentswant to see traffic
Mr Gerard said: “I had never thought it possible for so many cars to pass through this bottleneck in such a short space of time.” “Farleigh Bridge is totally un-
Traffic queues at East Farleigh bridge
controls at the bridge following in- cidents of road rage. Network Rail has said it intends
to install automated gates at East Farleigh as part of the re-signalling of the Medway Valley Line, but no date has yet been set. Station Road – the subject of the Farleighs’ campaign “Rage on Far- leigh Bridge” – was closed for sev- eral hours, causing traffic backlogs after Mr Caddell’s accident. Lib Dem campaigner Jasper Ger-
ard and a team of Lib Dem council- lors undertook a traffic survey at Farleigh Bridge and rail crossing during the peak period three days later and in just half an hour wit- nessed more than 250 vehicles pass eachway.
suited to this volume of traffic,” said Cllr Brian Mortimer. “It’s time Maidstone Council, Kent Highway Services and Network Rail took the problems seriously.” Sarah Hobbs, who set up the Facebook page Rage on East Far- leigh Bridge, said: “It is evident that the traffic needs reducing.” Cllr Rob Bird, who proposed a re- duction on Lower Road to 30mph, said: “It is totally unacceptable to have cars travelling at 50mph out- side a school. Our duty is to take ac- tion on road safety.” Cllr Dan Daley said: “It is time
KCC looked at its protocols. What is the cost of a few signs in compar- ison to the cost of injury or even death?” Mr Caddell was taken to Pem- bury Hospital and transferred to King’s College Hospital, London, where his condition was described as stable.
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News Holiday fun
at museum MAIDSTONE museum has organ- ised a week of action-packed activi- ties to keep the children entertained during the May school holiday. A series of Egyptian-themed
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