We the undersigned, concerned by the parking and speeding situation along the Main Road in Llantwit Fardre, ask RCT Council to work in conjunction with the police to investigate and implement suitable remedial methods to address it.
Updates
March 6, 2019
I spent this morning watching cars fly past my front window just as they do every single day. My neighbors continue to reach out with their own terrifying close calls while we wait for the council to acknowledge the danger on our street.
March 6, 2019
Seeing this level of support for safer streets on Main Road confirms that I am not the only one terrified to walk along my own pavement. We finally have the attention our neighborhood deserves and I am ready to take these concerns directly to the council offices.
26 Comments
In partiçular, the parking of vàns completely on the pavements at the junction of Y Deri and the main road blocking the sight lines of residents trying to enter the main road who have to pull it blindly into traffic. Also the total disregard of the double yellow lines at the same junction. How long before someone is badly injured or killed. Do something now.
Parking outside the hairdressers is ridiculously dangerous especially as you have to go onto the opposite side of the road to get around them on a blind bend. It also obscures the exit from Gwynt Y Ddraig (Llest Farm). You have no idea what is coming in either direction without pulling almost all the way out into the road. Parking should not be allowed 100m either side of that bend. That is where the recent Lorry & Bus crash recently occurred.
Speeding along Main Road and the road leading towards Beddau has been ridiculous since the bypass was installed and only seems to be getting worse. Main Road seems to have become a race track in the evening and on more than one occasion I have witnessed youths overtaking each other at high speeds. There are innumerable near misses around Tesco Express on a daily basis, particularly due to speeding cars on Main Road coupled with Tesco customers parking illegally on yellow lines. Not a single traffic warden has been seen in the area since these lines were added meaning they have simply become an overflow for Tesco car park causing other road users to have to drive on the wrong side of the road.
There is simply no available parking for residents and from what I can gather from conversations with neighbours, poor planning decisions have been made in the past e.g. in the placement of double yellows to prioritise access to one house rather than to provide spaces for 3 cars on the road or, having the road as a two lane where there is clearly not enough room for this... vehicles then try to squeeze in to get past (scraping cars and knocking off wing mirrors). How about putting residents parking both sides, making the road a single lane and having give way/traffic lights to control the traffic??
The renewed road markings stand out, but more enforcement is required. ie; cars still parking on zig-Zag lines for hours on end, police vehicles pass & nothing said or done. Part of my council tax goes to police authority, who seem to be oblivious to the idiots we have parking in illegal & dangerous places allover the main road between Llantwit Fardre & Ton-teg.
Road needs a rethink! As a visitor I always have trouble safely parking. And even if I do get a spot on the appropriate bit of property (limited off road parking) then it can be a nightmare getting back out again onto main road due to cars flying down the road and around a blind bend!
Speeding is a huge issue along this road and has to stop.
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We the undersigned, concerned by the parking and speeding situation along the Main Road in Llantwit Fardre, ask RCT Council to work in conjunction with the police to investigate and implement suitable remedial methods to address it.
Updates
March 6, 2019
I spent this morning watching cars fly past my front window just as they do every single day. My neighbors continue to reach out with their own terrifying close calls while we wait for the council to acknowledge the danger on our street.
March 6, 2019
Seeing this level of support for safer streets on Main Road confirms that I am not the only one terrified to walk along my own pavement. We finally have the attention our neighborhood deserves and I am ready to take these concerns directly to the council offices.
26 Comments
Lived here 14yrs parking is a real problem and has got worse over last couple years ..more cars per household..upto 3 cars in some. Neighbours have actually starting arguing writing notes on cars..access to back lane parking hardstands/garages blocked by visitors and shaz customer's..i had to phone police to contact car owner on occasion as both exits were blocked and needed to leave for work.elderly disabled neighbours carers cannot park to attend calls which are timed so not getting full call out time. On day of last accident said elderly disabled neighbour needed paramedic assistance but road closed off due to accident..plus extra cars parked alongside chris barbers..jutting out narrowing the road!!.i could go on but i think you get the jest of the situation.
In partiçular, the parking of vàns completely on the pavements at the junction of Y Deri and the main road blocking the sight lines of residents trying to enter the main road who have to pull it blindly into traffic. Also the total disregard of the double yellow lines at the same junction. How long before someone is badly injured or killed. Do something now.
Parking outside the hairdressers is ridiculously dangerous especially as you have to go onto the opposite side of the road to get around them on a blind bend. It also obscures the exit from Gwynt Y Ddraig (Llest Farm). You have no idea what is coming in either direction without pulling almost all the way out into the road. Parking should not be allowed 100m either side of that bend. That is where the recent Lorry & Bus crash recently occurred.
Speeding along Main Road and the road leading towards Beddau has been ridiculous since the bypass was installed and only seems to be getting worse. Main Road seems to have become a race track in the evening and on more than one occasion I have witnessed youths overtaking each other at high speeds. There are innumerable near misses around Tesco Express on a daily basis, particularly due to speeding cars on Main Road coupled with Tesco customers parking illegally on yellow lines. Not a single traffic warden has been seen in the area since these lines were added meaning they have simply become an overflow for Tesco car park causing other road users to have to drive on the wrong side of the road.
There is simply no available parking for residents and from what I can gather from conversations with neighbours, poor planning decisions have been made in the past e.g. in the placement of double yellows to prioritise access to one house rather than to provide spaces for 3 cars on the road or, having the road as a two lane where there is clearly not enough room for this... vehicles then try to squeeze in to get past (scraping cars and knocking off wing mirrors). How about putting residents parking both sides, making the road a single lane and having give way/traffic lights to control the traffic??
The renewed road markings stand out, but more enforcement is required. ie; cars still parking on zig-Zag lines for hours on end, police vehicles pass & nothing said or done. Part of my council tax goes to police authority, who seem to be oblivious to the idiots we have parking in illegal & dangerous places allover the main road between Llantwit Fardre & Ton-teg.
Road needs a rethink! As a visitor I always have trouble safely parking. And even if I do get a spot on the appropriate bit of property (limited off road parking) then it can be a nightmare getting back out again onto main road due to cars flying down the road and around a blind bend!
Speeding is a huge issue along this road and has to stop.
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Lived here 14yrs parking is a real problem and has got worse over last couple years ..more cars per household..upto 3 cars in some. Neighbours have actually starting arguing writing notes on cars..access to back lane parking hardstands/garages blocked by visitors and shaz customer's..i had to phone police to contact car owner on occasion as both exits were blocked and needed to leave for work.elderly disabled neighbours carers cannot park to attend calls which are timed so not getting full call out time. On day of last accident said elderly disabled neighbour needed paramedic assistance but road closed off due to accident..plus extra cars parked alongside chris barbers..jutting out narrowing the road!!.i could go on but i think you get the jest of the situation.