As Labour's candidate in the Hedge End South by election, I support the campaign by local people to reduce the speed limit on Kings Copse Avenue to 30mph.
We borrowed a privately owned speed gun to understand the size of the speeding problem on Kings Copse Avenue.
The majority of motorists kept to the current 40mph limit, but on average one car a minute was going faster than 40mph. The highest speed recorded was an incredible 70mph.
We were close to one of the bus stops where pedestrians cross regularly.
The risk of a person dying after being hit by a car at 42mph is 50%. The risk of fatality is halved at 32mph.
The local petition to reduce the speed limit to 30mph is still open at https://www.change.org/p/kings-copse-avenue-to-30mph
You know what to do to help make Hedge End's roads safer for all road users.
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