Since the introduction of Traffic Lights on the A19 Roundabout at Peterlee, motorists and residents in the area are becoming increasingly frustrated, particularly at 'off-peak' times because......
1. Motorists are using residential streets to avoid the roundabout and residents have seen volumes of traffic increase significantly on the streets where they live (and children play).
2. Some motorists are either 'jumping the lights' or speeding around the roundabout to avoid getting stopped up to 3 times while on it.
3. Road signage leading to the roundabout from the A19 does not make it clear that motorists can and should use both lanes; at peak times traffic backs up onto the A19 because of this.
Other roundabouts in the area which support much higher volumes of traffic are part-time eg.
A19 at A690 (Durham to Sunderland main road linking to A1M)
A19 at A183 (Chester le Street to Sunderland main road linking to A1M)
A1231 to Washington Highway - Nissan and A1 link traffic users.
The people signing this petition would like to have the signage on entering the slip road from the A19 make it clear that BOTH LANES can be used and; the signals are changed to PART-TIME status.
8 Comments
My street is like a racetrack now because everyone is trying to dodge the lights. Its dangerous for the kids playing out
Need to turn them off late at night its just common sense
Ridiculous waiting at red lights at 3am when there isnt another car for miles. Sort it out.
Totally agree. Pointless lights.
The lane markings are a joke nobody knows which one to be in and people just force their way over at the last second
Waste of time on a night
Please make part time
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Since the introduction of Traffic Lights on the A19 Roundabout at Peterlee, motorists and residents in the area are becoming increasingly frustrated, particularly at 'off-peak' times because......
1. Motorists are using residential streets to avoid the roundabout and residents have seen volumes of traffic increase significantly on the streets where they live (and children play).
2. Some motorists are either 'jumping the lights' or speeding around the roundabout to avoid getting stopped up to 3 times while on it.
3. Road signage leading to the roundabout from the A19 does not make it clear that motorists can and should use both lanes; at peak times traffic backs up onto the A19 because of this.
Other roundabouts in the area which support much higher volumes of traffic are part-time eg.
A19 at A690 (Durham to Sunderland main road linking to A1M)
A19 at A183 (Chester le Street to Sunderland main road linking to A1M)
A1231 to Washington Highway - Nissan and A1 link traffic users.
The people signing this petition would like to have the signage on entering the slip road from the A19 make it clear that BOTH LANES can be used and; the signals are changed to PART-TIME status.
8 Comments
There will be an accident shortly there are so many people who do not have a clue how to us that roundabout
My street is like a racetrack now because everyone is trying to dodge the lights. Its dangerous for the kids playing out
Need to turn them off late at night its just common sense
Ridiculous waiting at red lights at 3am when there isnt another car for miles. Sort it out.
Totally agree. Pointless lights.
The lane markings are a joke nobody knows which one to be in and people just force their way over at the last second
Waste of time on a night
Please make part time
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There will be an accident shortly there are so many people who do not have a clue how to us that roundabout