Thank you to the 17 residents who returned our survey sheets about the proposed parking restrictions on Booth’s Hill Road, at the junction with Highfiled Road, last Sunday and the 10 of you who replied on-line. Here is a summary table of the results.

The proposal for going ahead with double yellow lines immediately is supported by almost half of you, and a further quarter favour double yellow lines with additional traffic calming on Booths Hill Road. A significant number of those favouring the parking restriction have experieinced near misses due to traffic speeding along Booths Hill Road which they couldn’t see clearly.

Almost a third either do not want double yellow lines, or would prefer to see alternative traffic calming. A number of those objecting to the double yellow lines have suggested strongly that the absence of parked cars may encourage cars to drive faster on Booth’s Hill Road, making matters worse

I have passed these responses to the Borough solicitor Tim Date and hope that he, and the director of Sustainable Transport, David Boyer, will take another look at the proposals.

Before going ahead, the proposal, associated risks, and alternative solutions to this problem should be dicussed with those residents who are most affected. If there is still disagreement the matter should be passed to the Traffic Committee for their decision.

Incidentally, the Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy defense, that  adequate notice of the proposed restriction was provided by placing a notice in the Warrington Guardian and on the odd lamp post is unaccaptable. It took me and Ian Marks little more than an hour  and a half to ensure that 130 homes in the vicinity of the proposed restrictions were leafletted and informed of the proposal. In future Council officers should do the same.