A man from Buckinghamshire said he is concerned that traffic calming measures proposed by the council for the ‘dangerous’ road where he lives would not be as effective as a 20-mph speed limit in preventing accidents from occurring.

Keith Woodrow, 77, who is disabled and from the Castlefield area of High Wycombe, said he has not been satisfied with the measures proposed by local government officials for tackling “boy racers” speeding up and down Spearing Road, the residential area where he lives.

He said: “I have spoken to the council about the things they’re planning to put in place in Castlefield – an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing and table-top junctions – but as far as I can tell, these measures won’t look any different than the rest of the road to someone who doesn't know the area.

“If the council is going to spend a lot of money on ways to stop speeding in Castlefield, they should do things that would actually improve things.”

The 77-year-old added that he “doesn’t feel safe” crossing the road and wouldn’t describe himself as “an anti-motorist” but has concerns about the increasing speed and noiselessness of modern, and especially electric vehicle models.

“Spearing Road goes right by a school, and it worries me that children who are crossing might get hit and that I might get hit when I’m crossing with my walker. It feels dangerous, and a 20-mph speed limit would make at least some drivers slow down. It would only add a few seconds to their journey time, but it could stop an accident from happening.”

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While he refrained from wading into political debate, Mr Woodrow added that he had felt compelled to petition Buckinghamshire Council for a reduced speed limit after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s announcement at the Conservative Party Conference last week that he planned to stop the implementation of 20-mph zones as a means of ending the “war on motorists”.

“My main concern is safety on my own street. I don’t know that the council want to put a 20-mph speed limit on Spearing Road, but I do think they should be able to work with residents to make that decision – not be told by the government that they can’t.”

Steven Broadbent, Cabinet Member for Transport at Buckinghamshire Council said: “Concerns about speeding should in the first instance be raised with the police, who are responsible for enforcement. The council has a clear policy on 20-mph limits and the criteria required for introducing them, which includes the adoption of research-based Department for Transport guidelines on what constitutes a potentially successful speed reduction scheme.

“The specific issues on Spearing Road are being dealt with by the council as we are developing a comprehensive series of traffic calming measures in coordination with the local community and Thames Valley Police as part of our Opportunity Bucks initiative. These will address anti-social behaviour in the area, including speeding, that is currently experienced by local residents.

“The proposals, subject to an upcoming statutory consultation, will include the installation of several physical traffic calming features such as table-top junctions, raised tables, speed humps and speed cushions along several roads in the Castlefield area. These measures are designed specifically to reduce vehicle speeds along residential roads.”