A traffic calming scheme is being proposed for Tuffley Avenue.
In a briefing from Highways I and other stakeholders received this week, I was told that:
‘This scheme is being proposed as a result of the review of Gloucestershire County Council’s 2015-17 road safety collision data which showed four personal injury collisions along the route including three of which caused serious injury and one involving a slight injury. There have been another four personal injury collisions (all slight) since that data was reviewed.
Early this year in January 2021 there was also a serious personal injury collision involving a pedestrian. When the review was undertaken analysis of the data showed that loss of control was a possible factor and therefore the scheme was developed with the aim of reducing traffic speeds along the route. The scheme includes priority give way build outs and speed cushions to slow vehicles along the route.
Whilst developing the scheme, the local community requested that a facility be provided to help pedestrians cross the road near to the access to the local community social club as the local primary schools on Calton Road want to promote this as a ‘park and stride’ site to encourage more children to walk to school. The request was assessed in line with the overall aim of the scheme of slowing down vehicles and therefore a full width road hump with informal crossing point is proposed.’
Any comments should be submitted to David Wilson by Friday 13th of August 2021. david.wilson@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Dear Mr Wilson
I have seen the plans for traffic calming on tuffley avenue and tho I agree that something needs to be done I don’t believe that road humps are the answer.
Speed is not generally an issue along the road however all the school buses for dropping off and particularly collecting students from Ribston school are . Buses are parked sometimes both sides of the road down to Carlton road junction and then you have the parents parking either side, in between coaches, on blind corners, blocking pavements and generally making the road
dangerous. Parents and children then cross from behind or in front of a parked cars , causing drivers to slam the brakes on, lose control of the vehicle and either crash or knock someone over!
Speed is not generally a problem but not being able to turn into Tuffley Ave from Stroud road is a constant issue as the road is blocked by waiting parents waiting for their children and buses!
I believe that a pelican or zebra crossing by Carlton Road and maybe the Oval,which is also a very busy and wide road , would help with ‘park and stride’. But more importantly would be to stop the school buses and parents clogging up the road with the use double yellow lines and parking penalty’s for those who ignore them.
Maybe Winget and cryptians RFC could be approached with view to the using their car park to help with parking issues at busy school times.
Road humps don’t appear to slow cars particularly but do cause a constant thud of a car bumping into and over them and Ofcourse noise and fume pollution is increased from constant revving and slowing of all vehicles.
The spec cameras which were installed many years ago worked well until it was advertised that one had to drive from the top of Tuffley Avenue to Bristol Road to catch speeding cars but most turn off to avoid this from happening! mopeds and bikes aren’t caught at all, this too could be adjusted! Maybe a camera at the Podsmead road junction would reduce this from happening after people received a ticket a few times.
Narrowing the road in places has proved already it doesn’t work as the road is already narrowed daily by parking either side of the road. All that happens is no one goes anywhere!
Please go and see the top end of Tuffley Avenue and Stroud Road down into Carlton Road on a school day it’s an unbelievable sight!
We also have seen an increase in Lorrys using Tuffley Avenue and Podsmead Road instead of the ring road or Bristol Road, this also could be looked into.
Thanks Frances do send this in to David.Wilson@Gloucestershire.gov.uk if you haven’t already, as he won’t see it on here. Best wishes Sebastian
The rapidly increasing amount of commercial and domestic parking along Tuffley Avenue together with this ridiculous scheme will make this road one of the most dangerous thoroughfares in Gloucester. For significant periods during the working day the road will be completely gridlocked.
Limit parking to one side of the carriagway or the other throughout Tuffley Avenue, make the already fitted speed cameras work and rigouously enforce the limit and install a light controlled pedestrian crossing near Carlton Road and the problem will be solved
Many thanks John. All good suggestions and I would say send them in to the email address. Nothing is finalised yet as this is the stage before the consultation goes live. I have previously asked why the cameras can’t be activated and told it’s a cost matter. They are owned by the police so I assume it’s a budgetary consideration. Do send your comments in as this will all help to inform the process. Best wishes Sebastian
When the road is clear and empty, individuals speed down Tuffley Avenue. It would be interesting to know how fast they go. I’d imagine in the 50-60s. It’s well known the cameras don’t work.
The noise is really loud at night when people speed, you can tell they are really going fast.
The roadkill is also sad and unacceptable, cats and foxes are frequently killed. It’s only time before a person is killed.
I support the traffic calming, I just wonder why the cameras can’t be used, what’s the cost benefit analysis?
Thanks Naomi,
I have asked the police about the camera before and they have said it is a matter of cost. Perhaps I will raise it with the new Police and Crime Commissioner. Do get your comments in to the email address in the article. All best, Sebastian