MP wants county’s first fixed speed cameras on deadly ‘Rutland TT …
Calls have been made to install the first fixed speed cameras in Rutland[1] on a dangerous stretch of road dubbed the 'Rutland TT'. Melton[2] and Rutland MP Alicia Kearns started a petition which aims to install average speed cameras along the B6047, which is part of the route popular with drivers.
The route runs between Melton and Market Harborough[3] and is part of a 100-mile circular route which goes through Rutland. The B6047 has had a number of serious crashes in recent months, including a fatality, leading it to be dubbed the 'Rutland TT' after the popular but often-deadly route on the Isle of Man.
Mrs Kearns said: “The B6047 stretch of the ‘Rutland TT’ route has seen too many tragic road traffic incidents. Ensuring the safety of our roads across our rural communities remains a key priority for me, so if you agree please do add your name to the petition on my website.
“I need your help to ensure that our voices are heard by Leicestershire County Council[5], and together we can prevent these accidents from happening in the first place.”
Mrs Kearns has also launched a speeding survey to hear feedback on which local villages regularly experience speeding, and what further action could be taken by the relevant local authority. At the moment, Rutland doesn’t have any fixed speed cameras and is the only county without any.
Alicia Kearns has started a petition to address the dangerous driving on the B6047 (Image: Alicia Kearns)
If you would like to sign the petition, it can be found on Alicia Kearns' website. The survey comes after four new locations were named as places for speed enforcement vans in an attempt to tackle unsafe driving in the country's smallest county.
Three of the locations are on the B640 Stamford Road, the B641 Uppingham Road, and the B668 Burley Road in Oakham, with the fourth being the A606 Stamford Road in Empingham.
The decision was made by the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Road Safety Partnership to crack down on excessive speeding in the region. Jonathan Clarkson, spokesperson for the Road Safety Partnership, said: “Local residents are encouraged to contact us if they think they have a problem with excessive speeding in their communities.
"This helps us identify those locations which will then be subject to a covert speed survey and if they meet our criteria they will qualify for mobile speed enforcement.”
The new vans are equipped with the very latest in laser-guided cameras capable of determining an exact speed from a moving object at a range of 500m and recording an ultra-high resolution still images and video footage. The minimum penalty for speeding is a £100 fine and three penalty points added to your licence.
You could be disqualified from driving if you build up 12 or more penalty points within a period of three years. The new locations in Rutland are part of a large number of similar community concern sites in Leicester and Leicestershire where the new speed vans will be located, a full list can be found on LeicestershireLive[6].
References
- ^ Rutland (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)
- ^ Melton (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)
- ^ Market Harborough (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)
- ^ New speed camera locations in Leicester and Leicestershire with 23 sites added to patrols - the list in full (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)
- ^ Leicestershire County Council (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)
- ^ can be found on LeicestershireLive (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)