Road safety around the Manor School - the latest

You may have seen the black wires across a number of roads around the Manor School. These are recording the speed and volume of traffic. Eventually, it’s hoped that all schools in South Gloucestershire will have 20mph limits around them, but it’s not possible to do them all straight away. The data from this monitoring, along with that for other schools, will be one of the criteria that will be looked at when deciding which schools to do first.

The officer responsible for the monitoring has seen the results of the survey Claire carried out last year to find out people's views on introducing 20mph limits. He said that it would also help the case for doing a school sooner rather than later if it was minuted as a priority by the local Area Forum. The Frome Vale Area Forum meets at 7pm on Thursday 5th March in Shireway Community Centre and members of the public are very welcome to speak. Please get in touch if you’d like to know more.

The council has agreed to take the necessary steps to enable the parking enforcement camera car to be used at the Manor School. Being able to demonstrate the local concern through your comments was very helpful in persuading officers that it should be added to the current programme of schools, rather than waiting for a future year. At an on-site meeting, officers explained it will involve making changes to the markings on the road to meet modern regulations. There will be a consultation on this.