November 2018: A few residents have been in touch with concerns about speeding and accidents on the A52 Barrowby Road, Grantham. Below are some accident statistics for the area (last 3 year and 5 year details).
As you’ll note there are very few recorded accidents, other than one serious collision involved a school child running across the road heedless of traffic.
As far as speed readings are concerned, we haven’t got anything recent but the Mean Speed generally doesn’t change all that much. So, in 2009 in the 40 limit near to Gloucester Rd junction the Mean was 40.6 mph with a daily flow of 13,000 vehicles. In 2005, just east of Winchester Rd in the 30 limit, the Mean was 34 mph with a daily flow of just over 12,000. Based on these statistics there’s little evidence of there being a speeding issue. That said, I have asked for a more up to date survey to be undertaken and will ask for some additional police enforcement.
Once I’ve got more up to date traffic data I’ll post it here!
August 2024 LINCOLNSHIRE Road Safety Partnership REPORT
The calibrated technical data recording equipment was located on a lamp post opposite number 263, which commenced on the 23rd July 2024. It continued for a full seven-day period.
Analysis of the speed data showed that the average speed of vehicles was 30.4 mph in a 30-mph limit. The speed data showed evidence that some vehicles were exceeding the speed limit at a speed that would make the drivers liable to action or prosecution by the Police.
I have researched the collisions involving personal injury for the last 3-year period up to a data date of 30/06/2024 and there have been 2 recorded collisions.
Highways engineers within the Road Safety Partnership have assessed the area and inform me that no engineering casualty reduction measures were identified.
The Government is committed to ensuring that the process for deploying speed cameras is transparent and that cameras are only used at locations where they can make a demonstrable reduction in speed related casualties. The only form of speed enforcement that the LRSP can carry out is with the use of speed cameras; however, the site selection process has to comply with the criteria set out by the Department for Transport. This criterion includes locations where there is a history of speed related injury collisions supported by evidence of a high degree of non-compliance with the speed limit. In that respect Lincolnshire Police through the Road Safety Partnership adheres to the site selection criteria set out by the Department for Transport to ensure that the process is completely transparent and that cameras are only used as a casualty reduction measure.
The results of the survey together with an analysis of the collision data show that the criteria required for either fixed or mobile speed camera enforcement is not met.
Speed cameras are only one part of Lincolnshire Police Speed Enforcement Strategy and the details of the surveys have been shared with Lincolnshire Police for them to undertake enforcement when resourcing allows of which we have no control over.
The 85%ile refers to the 85th percentile speed at or below which 85 percent of the drivers will drive with open roads and favourable conditions. The assumption underlying the 85th percentile speed is that most drivers will operate their vehicle at speeds they perceive to be safe.
The ‘SAW’ refers to those drivers that would fall within the option of receiving a Speed Awareness Course instead of prosecution.
Road Safety Partnership Officer 12/8/24
Pedestrian Crossing Update
The pedestrian crossing is open on the western end of Barrowby Road and is working well. There is a crossing being built near the Greenhill Junction, this is due to be constructed early in 2025.
