The council confirmed today that they are dropping the speed limits on New Road and Beech Road. We proved that community pressure forces change when safety is at risk. Keep an eye on the signage updates to ensure they actually follow through.
April 9, 2019
Final supporters
To whom it may concern
So far, on a paper petition we have over 250 signatures. With your help we could improve this and make this campaign successful.
I have created this petition to appeal for your help on lowering the speed limit on New Road and Beech Road. The speed limits on these roads are unnecessarily high. Beech Road, which enters the Malling School, is 30 MPH. New Road, which is the main road and turns on to Beech Road is 40 MPH. These speeds should be lowered by 10 MPH. Some of the main reasons for this are students and pedestrians are constantly crossing and travelling on these roads. Travelling at 40 MPH on New Road is dangerous. When that road is busy, there isn't always room to move around bikes safely, but people take the risk and go round them. Also people speed on these roads so it's even more dangerous than usual. On Beech Road, 30 MPH is too high because there are blind spots where the cars are parked. This has caused incidents and other people have been close to being involved in an accident. If this doesn't change, more accidents will occur.
Many incidents have already happened to our students that were not their fault. Speed has always been the issue - even when vehicles are travelling at the current legal speed. One of the most recent accidents was with a student riding his bike on New Road turning on to Beech Road. He was hit by a car traveling at around 40 MPH. He was knocked off his bike and if he had not wearing a helmet, he would not have survived. His helmet sustained most of the impact. This emphasises why there needs to be a change on these roads.
Statistics also show that these roads are too dangerous. Some examples that prove this are:
At 20 MPH 9 out of 10 people will survive.
At 30 MPH 5 out of 10 people will survive.
At 40 mph 2 out of 10 people will survive.
At just 5 MPH over the speed limit you are twice as likely to kill someone.
If we reduce Beech Road by 10 MPH, more people will survive if they get hit. This is the same with New Road. 10 MPH makes a huge difference when it comes to someone surviving. This speed change could rise the number of people who survive.
Overall, we really need your support. We would like to improve the safety of these roads by lowering the death risk. We would like to make a change in our community where parents feel that their children are safe travelling to and from school. So that the whole community is safe on these roads. Please help our cause by signing this petition.
Updates
March 15, 2019
We hit a real turning point today and momentum is picking up fast. Take the link to your local council member and send a short email asking them to support a speed limit reduction on New Road and Beech Road.
March 15, 2019
The local council has ignored our initial inquiries regarding the blind spots on Beech Road. Call your representative today to demand they address the safety risks near the Malling School. Post this link on your Facebook page so the neighborhood knows exactly why we need these speed limits lowered.
Reached 100 supporters
March 15, 2019
48 Comments
I have worked at TMS for many years and I have witnessed many near misses where students have almost been run over when trying to cross New Road on foot, or cycling to school. The speed limit is too high and not every motorist sticks to it. If anyone is hit at a speed in excess of 40 mph, it is unlikely they would survive. Our pupils and local community need to be safe and lowering the speed limit would go a long way to ensuring this happens. Please sign the petition, it may save a life.
I live nearby and have seen New Road become much busier in recent years with too many speeding drivers. I would like to see the limit reduced to 30mph and think a further reduction to 20mph limit should also be considered near to the Beech Road junction. Beech Road itself should have a 20mph limit. Well done for raising the issue.
This is an accident black spot with two children being run over recently on New road and beech rd. There are over 850 children using these roads with no safe place to cross a 40mph road! It’s disgusting do we have to wait until a child is killed before something is done!!!
Yes I agree with lowering the speed limits but still think 20mph along beech road is too fast. Its built up area of houses.
I went to The Malling School for 5 years and always thought the roads around the school where sometimes dangerous and worrying, especially for the younger years who might not fully understand the dangers
Only a couple of weeks ago a young girl was clipped off the pavement! The road is too narrow and needs be have the speed limit reduced.
I am glad that someone is doing something to try and fix this
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The council confirmed today that they are dropping the speed limits on New Road and Beech Road. We proved that community pressure forces change when safety is at risk. Keep an eye on the signage updates to ensure they actually follow through.
April 9, 2019
Final supporters
To whom it may concern
So far, on a paper petition we have over 250 signatures. With your help we could improve this and make this campaign successful.
I have created this petition to appeal for your help on lowering the speed limit on New Road and Beech Road. The speed limits on these roads are unnecessarily high. Beech Road, which enters the Malling School, is 30 MPH. New Road, which is the main road and turns on to Beech Road is 40 MPH. These speeds should be lowered by 10 MPH. Some of the main reasons for this are students and pedestrians are constantly crossing and travelling on these roads. Travelling at 40 MPH on New Road is dangerous. When that road is busy, there isn't always room to move around bikes safely, but people take the risk and go round them. Also people speed on these roads so it's even more dangerous than usual. On Beech Road, 30 MPH is too high because there are blind spots where the cars are parked. This has caused incidents and other people have been close to being involved in an accident. If this doesn't change, more accidents will occur.
Many incidents have already happened to our students that were not their fault. Speed has always been the issue - even when vehicles are travelling at the current legal speed. One of the most recent accidents was with a student riding his bike on New Road turning on to Beech Road. He was hit by a car traveling at around 40 MPH. He was knocked off his bike and if he had not wearing a helmet, he would not have survived. His helmet sustained most of the impact. This emphasises why there needs to be a change on these roads.
Statistics also show that these roads are too dangerous. Some examples that prove this are:
At 20 MPH 9 out of 10 people will survive.
At 30 MPH 5 out of 10 people will survive.
At 40 mph 2 out of 10 people will survive.
At just 5 MPH over the speed limit you are twice as likely to kill someone.
If we reduce Beech Road by 10 MPH, more people will survive if they get hit. This is the same with New Road. 10 MPH makes a huge difference when it comes to someone surviving. This speed change could rise the number of people who survive.
Overall, we really need your support. We would like to improve the safety of these roads by lowering the death risk. We would like to make a change in our community where parents feel that their children are safe travelling to and from school. So that the whole community is safe on these roads. Please help our cause by signing this petition.
Updates
March 15, 2019
We hit a real turning point today and momentum is picking up fast. Take the link to your local council member and send a short email asking them to support a speed limit reduction on New Road and Beech Road.
March 15, 2019
The local council has ignored our initial inquiries regarding the blind spots on Beech Road. Call your representative today to demand they address the safety risks near the Malling School. Post this link on your Facebook page so the neighborhood knows exactly why we need these speed limits lowered.
Reached 100 supporters
March 15, 2019
48 Comments
Well done on fighting for this. I walk everywhere as I don't drive. So trying to cross New road is like taking your life into your hands.
I have worked at TMS for many years and I have witnessed many near misses where students have almost been run over when trying to cross New Road on foot, or cycling to school. The speed limit is too high and not every motorist sticks to it. If anyone is hit at a speed in excess of 40 mph, it is unlikely they would survive. Our pupils and local community need to be safe and lowering the speed limit would go a long way to ensuring this happens. Please sign the petition, it may save a life.
I live nearby and have seen New Road become much busier in recent years with too many speeding drivers. I would like to see the limit reduced to 30mph and think a further reduction to 20mph limit should also be considered near to the Beech Road junction. Beech Road itself should have a 20mph limit. Well done for raising the issue.
This is an accident black spot with two children being run over recently on New road and beech rd. There are over 850 children using these roads with no safe place to cross a 40mph road! It’s disgusting do we have to wait until a child is killed before something is done!!!
Yes I agree with lowering the speed limits but still think 20mph along beech road is too fast. Its built up area of houses.
I went to The Malling School for 5 years and always thought the roads around the school where sometimes dangerous and worrying, especially for the younger years who might not fully understand the dangers
Only a couple of weeks ago a young girl was clipped off the pavement! The road is too narrow and needs be have the speed limit reduced.
I am glad that someone is doing something to try and fix this
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Well done on fighting for this. I walk everywhere as I don't drive. So trying to cross New road is like taking your life into your hands.