Vanessa Kelly campaigning for tougher road safety measures

9.47.16am UTC (GMT +0000) Sun 20th Apr 2008

Traffic danger is a real issue for Histon & Impington residents. Many vehicles speed through our two villages, especially on the B1049, and other main roads, at off-peak hours.

Vanessa Kelly, Lib Dem candidate for Histon & Impington on May 1st, would like to see the speed of traffic reduced from 40mph to 30mph along the B1049 within Histon and Impington.

She added "I also think there should be permanent 20mph zones on other busy roads such as the High Street, Impington Lane and Station Road. The facts speak for themselves: 90% of pedestrians hit by a vehicle at 40mph are killed, 20% at 30mph and only 2.5% at 20mph." (Which? Magazine, March 2005).

Vanessa is also concerned about the number of HGVs on our roads - some with legitimate reasons to be here, but others rat-running to avoid congestion elsewhere or to take the shortest route.

With the new town of Northstowe, the NIAB development of 1800 houses (off Histon Road) and the promised upgrade of the A14, this problem can only get worse.

Vanessa says, "I will be pushing for construction traffic to follow designated routes that avoid our two villages and be closely monitored by enforcement officers.