Officer presentation and discussion
Minutes:
Matt Hill, Public Realm Programme Manager, outlined that Red Post Hill used to have speed cushions but these were unpopular with residents so were replaced with traffic islands. The islands helped slow traffic by narrowing and making it easier for people to cross the road. Local buses have had some problems manoeuvring around parked cars. The proposal was to tweak the middle islands to make the carriageway slightly wider. That would probably be implemented during the school summer holidays.
There were various views expressed both for and against existing and planned measures on Red Post Hill. One driver complained that he banged his head when driving over the humps at low speed. Matt said that the council no longer use that style of hump for new schemes and gentler alternative humps were available where required. The measures were in place due to previous accidents and the proximity to schools.
The chair summarised that there was a trade off between humps / safety and available space to drive and park. The new scheme would be monitored and developments reported back to the community.
Matt said he would look into whether the weight restrictions were still in place for the bridge and also into the statistics for accidents on Red Post Hill that had led to the measures being installed.
Contact Matthew.Hill@southwark.gov.uk or Tel. 020 7525 3541