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"It will be annoying at times to negotiate the new humps and bumps in Thirsk Road. But official research shows that traffic calming schemes like the one we have secured reduce average speeds by around 10mph, and reduce the risk of accidents to children by almost 70 per cent."

http://www.thisisyork.co.uk/york/news/Y ... OCAL6.html

STEPS are being taken at three York primary schools to stop youngsters walking out between parked cars.
The go-ahead has been given to increase the school safety zones at three York primary schools - Lakeside, Ralph Butterfield and Yearsley Grove.
After consultation with parents, teachers and governors, City of York Council has given the green light to a raft of measures including single, double yellow and zig-zag lines to restrict parking near the schools.
The move comes after parents and other motorists raised concerns that youngsters were having to cross between parked cars when crossing the road at the start and end of the school day.
At Yearsley Grove, in Huntington, head teacher Ann Burn said they were not trying to stop parents from parking near the school, but being pro-active trying to stop youngsters being involved in accidents.
"We are trying to take the initiative here because a lot of our parents have been concerned," said Mrs Burn. "We tell the children and I am always saying in the newsletter for parents to tell their children about the dangers of crossing the road outside school.
"This way, drivers have more chance to see the youngsters and they can stay safe."
The school already has a 20mph speed zone around it, encouraging cars to slow down, and parking restrictions outside the gates.
The latest addition will be a single yellow line opposite the school to stop cars parking up and forcing children to cross between parked cars.
At Lakeside Primary School in Oakdale Road, Rawcliffe, head Ros Latham said increased double yellow lines are necessary to stop parents parking where they shouldn't when dropping off children at school.
"Some of our parents have been concerned about the parking and we need the road clear so that children can feel safe while crossing."
At Ralph Butterfield School in Station Road, Haxby the plan is to reposition existing zig-zag markings after concerns over parking around the pedestrian crossing.
In addition some vehicles were left parked around junction corners and occasionally obstructing drive-ways.
The council's planning and transport east area sub-committee met on Thursday night and councillors gave the go-ahead to plans for the new measures.

Campaigner Gerard Tubb said: "Thanks to the campaign's success, after the half term holiday any idiots planning to speed past the school will be more likely to damage their suspension than our children.

"It will be annoying at times to negotiate the new humps and bumps in Thirsk Road. But official research shows that traffic calming schemes like the one we have secured reduce average speeds by around 10mph, and reduce the risk of accidents to children by almost 70 per cent."

Sounds like he plans an illegal height of the humps if they do cause such damage. Seem to recall Mad Doc posting a U-turn from Bolton local press on this very issue - the humps were too high and caused more problems than they actually resolved If they do speed over such high - chances are loss of control of vehicle and worse impact collision

They also forget about the kids who practise bicycle wheelies on these humps too

They also forget about the kids who practise bicycle wheelies on these humps too

Campaigner Gerard Tubb said: "Thanks to the campaign's success, after the half term holiday any idiots planning to speed past the school will be more likely to damage their suspension than our children.

They found that two thirds of all vehicles were exceeding the 30mph speed limit, more than a third were travelling faster than 35mph, and on average, six drivers every day were going faster than 70mph.

Right, so the reason for the speed limit cut is because of motorists speeding?

Yet again its some sort of speed restricting that applies 24/7. And of course drivers are now going to be making sure they navigate the speed cushions/chicanes/whatever they are properly instead of looking out for kids crossing the road.


A simple case of having a policeman there for a few weeks would've had been sufficient.

The kids round here don't have bicycles, they have quadbikes, and use the speed bumps to launch ontop of nearby cars.

The response to the BiB trying to stop them "they int got no wher to ride ther quadbikes, wher du yu fink they can go, eh".

A YEAR-LONG parents' campaign to put a life-saving 20mph zone around Easingwold primary school has paid off.

I loathe quad bikes with a vengeance....

Humps AND a 20 mph limit is an admission that one or the other isn't working, and drivers are speeding up between humps to make up for (perceived) lost time.

Does the individual who penned this not realise that you can die at 5mph in the right (wrong really) circumstances?


I hope you don't tug me purely because you happen to loathe a type of vehicle that I just happen to have chosen to SVA, register, tax, MOT, insure & ride on a public road.
If it were the case that I even got the feeling that I was singled out purely for my choice of transport, we would both be in for a very long day

Not always an admission.

The 20mph limit might actually be a 20mph zone.

A 20mph zone requires traffic-calming in order that the limit be self-enforcing. No repeater signs are needed.

A 20mph limit must have 20mph repeaters, but doesn't need traffic-calming.

Tonight on my way home I was passed by a car doing nearly 40 between humps - in avoiding him, I had too little time to take his number - but I know it did not belong on the estate.

We decided to leave the standard suspension alone because it combines excellent damping with long spring travel. It allows us to skim over 'traffic calming' humps at 70 mph and the sump guard helps prevent damage.