Road improvements at the jct of Box Lane & Beechwood Park

Simon Williams

I live in Beechwood Park. My parents had an awful accident at this roundabout that wrote off their car and impacted my father’s health. I walk to the train station along box lane every day and see the speed cars do towards beechwood park with some over taking other cars treating box lane like race track. The road is a serious risk to pedestrians and cars and I fully support this petition.

C Foulds

Traffic along Box Lane is too fast and does not slow down to allow time for cars leaving Beechwood Park to use the mini roundabout causing many near collisions. Speed limits are not adhered to along Box Lane. Visibility is bad when leaving Beechwood Park and cars/vans that park near to the junction make access very dangerous.

Supporter

This exit is blind & dangerous & needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency & for the safety of all road users.

Gerry Williams

I myself had an accident at this mini roundabout and my car was a write off. The speed at which drivers go on Box Lane is horrendous and something needs to be done sooner rather than later!!!

Stuart Foulds

Yet another near miss at 7.00am exiting from Beechwood Park, turning right down Boxlane. Ford truck travelling at high speed on the wrong side of the road from the Copperbeech roundabout direction intent on avoiding the hump of the roundabout Beechwood Park. Numerous previous and similar examples of dangerous driving at this junction. Also, parking on Beechwood Parkwithin a few

Jo Perry

Drivers incapable of reading the existing road signs

Sandra Martinez

I live in Beechwood Park. Drivers coming down from Bovingdon systematically ignore the give way at unacceptable speeds.Those driving in the opposite direction, judging by their speed, are apparently oblivious to the fact that it’s a roundabout they are approaching.To make matters even worse,there are cars parked right at the bottom of Beechwood Park forcing neighbours to invade the opposite Lane (entrance into Beechwood Park) so they can turn into Box Lane. Very dangerous. My family is at risk.

Lulu Topping

my friends and family have been affected by accidents across this junction now a few times

sam cash

I urge Hertfordshire County Council and the relevant councillors to treat this as a road safety priority. Please confirm what formal safety assessment will be undertaken, what action will be taken to address the risks, and the timescale for doing so. If no improvements are proposed, residents deserve a clear, evidence-based explanation. We should not have to wait for a serious or fatal collision before action is taken.

Luke

For too long now, I've seen one after another car crash on that roundabout, and each time, it seems to be cleared each time and treated as a rare one-off, yet I've seen this happen multiple times now. As a road user who uses this roundabout, pulling out that junction now becomes a fear of mine, wondering each time whether I would be the roundabout's next victim. It's time this council showed that they mean the idea of change and save lives.

Freya Meehab

I live here and as a newer driver it can be scary to try and get out

Laura Armstrong

Have had many near misses myself when coming out of Beechwood Park!

Caroline Moss

This is an awful junction it needs some safety measures putting in place asap.

Laura Sharp

this junction is awful and needs traffic measures to slow vehicles coming from either direction before someone is killed.

Claire Williams

I have had several near misses pulling out of Beechwood Park turning right with people driving too fast down Box Lane and not realising or caring there is a roundabout. It is also difficult to see what’s coming up.

Jasmine Clare

The roundabout is hazardous because its dark, trees bordering it

Domenica Pupillo-Rawlings

This should of been done years ago! So dangerous!!!!

Isabel Briggs

I am regularly using this road to visit family. The junction is not safe due to the speed of cars coming down box lane.

Dawn Briggs

Cars coming down Box Lane don’t see the roundabout or stop for cars coming out of Beechwood Park, even though the cars from Beechwood Park have priority. Cars approach the roundabout too fast from both directions on Box Lane making the junction very dangerous.

Geoff Ayrea

Every time I approach the mini roundabout to turn into Copper Beech Close I am apprehensive about the approaching traffic coming down Box Lane due to frequent times it fails to stop and give way, resulting in near accidents. Time to do something constructive about it before a major accident happens.