Boulders Installed In Ilchester Crescent To Stop Rat Run Users
By Hannah2009 | Thursday, February 18, 2010, 11:50
Children walking to Bedminster Down School and other pedestrians will be safer from this week following the installation of boulders to stop cars illegally using the lane behind Ilchester Crescent as a rat run.
“About twenty or thirty cars in the morning and evening were speeding down this lane which is for private access and has two rights of ways for pedestrians,” said Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator Norman Bridge who has lived in Ilchester Crescent for many years.
So dangerous was this becoming that several mothers reported their children had been put in real danger and the lane surface had been left in a terrible state.
Local residents then took action contacting Bristol City Council, the police, local Councillors and the local MP, who all backed the plea.
“We consulted with the residents who have rights of access and worked with our partners to find a way of reducing cars and vans illegally driving there by installing boulders,” said Emily Smith, Community Safety Officer for Safer Bristol, the crime and drugs partnership.
“The local residents are really pleased that we have managed to get rid of this real danger to the many children and adults who walk down this lane,” said Mr Bridge.
“This is a great example of the way that local people can work with different agencies and really make things happen. This may be a small thing but it could save the life of a child and has brought the residents together,” said Emily.
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