CAMPAIGNERS have called for the speed limit to be reduced on an “incredibly dangerous” stretch of road they say will get worse when a medical practice opens.

A petition is running to pressure Bucks Council into dropping the current speed limit between the corner of Wycombe Road and Walkwood Rise (corner of the new Beaconsfield Primary Care Centre) from 50mph to 30mph.

The petitioners also feel “multiple turn offs” along the road leading to the Old Town, such as into Butlers Court Road for Dobbies Garden Centre and the ESSO garage, cause “emergency braking” – and that once the new Beaconsfield Primary Care Centre is up and running dangers along the route “will only be compounded”.

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They add a new 30mph limit will avoid the “increased likelihood” of crashes, adding residents “feel very strongly” about it.

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“We the undersigned petition the council to reduce the speed limit from 50mph to 30mph on the stretch of road between the corner of Wycombe Road and Walkwood Rise (corner of the new Beaconsfield Primary Care Centre) leading to the Old Town,” they write.

“The current speed limit…is incredibly dangerous, as a consequence of the multiple turn offs (Dobbies Garden Centre which causes congestion, and the ESSO petrol station) which ultimately often causes emergency braking in that half-mile stretch of road.

“The issue will only be compounded when the new and considerably larger medical practice opens on the A40.”

They add: “The speed limit needs to be reduced to 30mph to avoid the increased likelihood of accidents. Local residents feel very strongly about this and it needs to be addressed.”

The petition closes on April 27.

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