Traffic survey results
BathNES council insists that a zebra crossing for Bathwick Hill depends on the number of cars and people using the road and paths. We will only be given a zebra crossing if the road is ‘busy’ enough.
A twelve hour traffic survey was undertaken last week, although I did point out that this was during the University holidays. I was sent a copy of the results today and discussed them with the BathNES traffic team leader this evening at a meeting about pedestrian and cycle safety.
To our surprise, even during the holidays and before Tesco opens, Bathwick Hill is already busy enough to warrant a zebra crossing. The threshold figure for traffic volume is exceeded during both morning and evening rush hours and pedestrian flow is steady throughout the day, with an unexpected peak around 10am.
There is now clear evidence of a need for a zebra crossing from the survey figures and evidence of local demand from our protest and petition (www.ourcampaign.org.uk/bathwickcrossing). Armand and I shall be using this information to push even harder for funding for this crossing from the Conservative council.
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