Our latest meeting was at the beginning of February and we spent some time on the question of road safety in the Parish. We discussed car parking in the village centre and problems at Marley Head but we concentrated on routes where speeding traffic is causing problems.
One is the A385 and, in particular, the dangerous junction at Rattery Mill. Over the years we have tried to get Devon County Council to take measures along this stretch of road but they are constrained by their budget and the rules governing signage. Nevertheless the Parish Council will continue to press for improvements and have asked Peter Smerdon, our South Hams District Councillor, and Richard Hoskin, our Devon County Councillor to raise the matter on the joint road safety committee on which they both sit.
The other route is that from Drybridge to Mill Cross and along Culver Lane. This is becoming a bit of a rat run and Mill Cross is a hazardous junction as recent accidents demonstrate. The Parish Council, with the help of Nick Colton, our local DCC Highways Officer, is preparing a plan to improve signage along the route. We have also asked Cllrs Smerdon and Hoskin to pursue the idea of extending the 20 MPH zone to include the houses at Mill Cross.
Further details are on the latest news section of the Highways page of the Parish Website.
If anyone has any ideas about road safety please let us know - just contact any of the Parish Councillors.
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