Police in Nantwich have vowed to target motorists speeding at Reaseheath after the latest accident on the A51.
Residents reacted angrily this week and called for more action from police, council and college chiefs to improve safety measures.
They are also calling for the planned A51 bypass around Reaseheath Green to be brought forward before a new housing development on Kingsley Fields.
Officers from Nantwich Neighbourhood Policing Unit attended the first Cheshire Police “Working Together” engagement day on Thursday (October 23) and the Reaseheath traffic problems were raised by members of the public.
Sgt Richard Tomlinson, of Nantwich NPU, said: “We are aware that speeding at this location causes concern for residents.
“The layout of the road makes enforcement by currently available speed sensing equipment problematic.
“There is no location where we can safely set up the equipment and stop any speeding motorists.
“Road safety is taken seriously by Cheshire Police.
“Accident hotspots are targeted by us with the use of speed detecting equipment and Speed Indication Devices (also known as smiley Sid boards).
“There have been 4 vehicle collisions between Welshmans Lane and the Roundabout in 2014 requiring police attendance.
“One was due to a medical condition, two were during the high winds in February when trees fell onto cars and one was due to a motorist pulling into the path of another car.
“None of these collisions were attributable to speed.
“The good news is that a number of Nantwich staff have recently been trained in the use of a piece of speed sensing equipment which can be deployed in locations such as Reaseheath.
“This site has already been approved for its use and will be considered in our future road safety activities.”
A 30mph speed limit was introduced on the A51 between Reaseheath roundabout and Wettenhall Road in 2012 after a long campaign by residents.
Cheshire East Council also vowed to work with the police to improve safety on that stretch.
Great to hear that Cheshire police are taking this matter more seriously.
However, to say none of the accidents were speed related is a bit of a spurious comment. Do they really know this? I don’t think there is any need to deny there is a speeding problem in the area. Also they can’t include all the accidents that go unreported: like the car that went through a residents’ front garden fence and sped off, or the rear end collision caused by a car veering onto the wrong side of the road. Minor rear-ending is also a common occurrence – all caused by speeding. The traffic lights have been taken out twice in recent history too.
Whatever happened to the use of those narrow yellow rumble road strips? They were used on Newcastle Rd Stapeley prior to London road becoming a cul de sac. They were brilliant in reducing speed as the whole car vibrated uncomfortably at speed!
I would have thought using this idea could prove cost effective. Not to be confused with the wider yellow lines on the A 500 they are not as effective in reducing speed, as they are smooth.