As you may know, your parish council is prohibited from using the recently purchased Speed Indicator Device (SID) on the B4640. The relevant authority, Hampshire Highways (HH) does not allow SIDs to be used on roads where the speed limit is 50 mph or higher. This seems an arbitrary ruling, especially as West Berkshire Council has installed such a device just across the county boundary on the A339 which also has a 50 mph limit.
As your PC, we are well aware that there are numerous instances of speeding along the Newtown Straight – as this section of the B4640 is known. We are hoping to assemble a petition of local residents in order to put pressure on HH and to get approval for the SID to be used on this dangerous section of road. You can support this petition here and help us to spread the word.