We as Sherwood residents are horrified at the amount of accidents taking place within this intersection. Today (27th July 2017) there was an accident that led to several serious injuries and trauma for those who were involved and who witnessed the accident. This is not uncommon unfortunately. The last accident to our knowledge was 21st June 2017. The residents are not witness to each accident that occurs, but we are seeing them on roughly a monthly basis. Today in conversation with the Police, they have agreed that these intersections are not safe. We do not want to witness a fatality outside our own front doors or fear for our own safety when travelling back to our homes. It is worth mentioning that this intersection is used daily by the neighbourhood children to play in. We have been informed previously at a local council meeting that there is no budget for alterations and the only option is for ourselves to perform speed checks. This is not good enough. We want action now.
Started by: Sophie Johnson
On reaching 1 signatures the head of the relevant department will be made aware of the matter.
This ePetition ran from 27/07/2017 to 13/09/2017 and has now finished.
42 people signed this ePetition.
E-petition: Stop accidents on Woodville Road now
I refer to the above, signed by 42 signatories, regarding road
safety concerns on Woodville Road.
In response to the petition, you may be pleased to know that in
April, after local citizens raised similar concerns about this
location and other adjacent roads, Nottingham City Council approved
the funding to undertake a study to identify practical and cost
effective improvements that could be implemented across the area.
The study is well underway with data on vehicle speeds and flows
being collected, the road traffic injury collisions analysed by our
experts and observations taking place to gather information about
how everyone uses the area.
Regarding the accidents you refer to, we have now received the
initial information on the most recent incident, on 27 July, from
Nottinghamshire Police. This was recorded as a serious injury at
the time but as the emergency services err on the side of caution
it will be around 2 months before the full information from the
hospital has been validated and the severity of the injury is
confirmed. The incident occurred in wet weather and this may have
masked the Give Way road markings which are faded and, as such,
they are due to be repainted soon. The previous incident on 21 June
had no injuries and has been classified as damage only. Prior to
the incident in July, the accident history at the Woodville Road /
Melrose Street junction was very good with no record of road
traffic injury collisions for the most recent five year period
(2012-16).
Whilst national guidance does not recommend Give Way signing where
two residential roads meet, this and the need for traffic calming
will be considered if the study shows there is a serious
problem.
In terms of the ongoing study, I am pleased to say that it is
due to be completed by the end of this year after which the final
recommendations will be presented to local councillors who will
then consider how to proceed.
Thank you for your concerns on this matter.
Yours sincerely
Councillor Sally Longford