Residents breaking the speed limit are ‘not respecting their community’, an Isle of Wight councillor has said.
Green Party representative Claire Critchison has urged people to take part in neighbourhood speed watching and would like to see 20-mile-per-hour limits in both the Niton and Whitwell village centres.
The council member for Chale, Niton and Shorwell said speeding is the issue most frequently raised by residents who ‘so badly’ want to ‘see something done’, when she spoke at Niton and Whitwell Parish Council last week.
She said:
“Our options are very limited. The police can’t be there enough – I’ve requested them again to come to Whitwell – Kemming Road and the High Street – and Blackgang Road in Niton. They are three hotspots I get asked for continuously.”
Cllr Critchison said having speedwatch data would result in a better chance of an intervention.
But Parish Councillor Chris Ould said a lot of people don’t want to get involved, warning of ‘abuse’ and ‘confrontation’. He told parishioners of a police officer who pulled over 2 drivers in the area and had to ‘radio for help’.
He said:
“They got pretty shirty about being stopped. They were both arrested and taken away. The public shouldn’t be subject to that. That’s why people don’t sign up.”
Cllr Critchison said speed watching can happen as much as a group want, whether it be every week, month or twice a year.
20MPH restrictions are about as useless as a chocolate teapot.
Newchurch is a prime example
Not if they are ENFORCED!
Yes, but the whole point is that it is NOT ENFORCED.
THE SO CALLED ISLAND AUTHORITIES COULDN’T
ENFORCE A CUP OF COFFEE!
THERE ARE VEHICLES DRIVING AROUND FOR MONTHS
WITH NO MOT – WHICH MEANS THEIR INSURANCE IS VOID!
NUMPTIES ARE LETTING THEIR DOGS ON BEACHES THAT
ARE EXEMPT ETC ETC
All IW Council are bothered about are booking vehicles
who go over their time by a few minutes
I SAW THE CIVIL ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SLAP TICKETS
ON VEHICLES THIS AFTERNOON ALONG SHANKLIN ESPLANADE.
Yet the Dopey useless B’stards allow vehicles to
Park on Pavements and Double Yellow Lines.
NOT TO MENTION IN A PEDESTRIANISED ZONE IN
SANDOWN OUTSIDE THE OLD TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE OPPOSITE SANDOWN PIER.
Once a Numpty always a Numpty
FACT
To a certain extent, I can understand the complaints about Whitwell High Street, because peoples front doors open onto the road as they do in Godshill, but Kemming Road and Blackgang Road? Really?
There are what is known as “built up areas” and as such 30 MPH is a realistic speed.
Where would they like the 20 is plenty to end?
At Niton Football Club, the speed limit on Blacking Road should be 40, then 50 all the way to Freshwater Bay, but from Kemming Road junction to the end of the High Street should, I agree, be 20.
Good idea if you can enforce it. The “only way” is to install automatic, ticket issuing speed cameras. There would then be no confrontations as it would be a faceless ticketing computer dishing out fines. People would soon adhere. Easy money earner, and easy “tax” to avoid, simple eh? We have the technology already.
Wouldnt work for two words,angle grinder!
Whoever angle grinds such items = LIFE imprisonment
NO pardons / patrol
RULES ARE RULES TOO MANY B’STARDS BREAK THE RULES
I have been saying this all along
THE NUMPTIES RUNNING THE ISLAND ARE USELSS
THEY COULDN’T TURN A TAP ON BETWEEN THEM.
Speeding kills – FACT
There needs to be more traffic police on the island
when the festival was on I saw 3 police motorbikes
I guess they have gone back to Hampshire.
We need police on motorbikes patrolling our roads.
I saw a Numpty yesterday doing I estimate 70mph in
a 40mph zone.
The Numpty was travelling from Newport towards Wootton
he drove into a drive in the houses on the left just past
Harwoods.
I would have banned him for 10 years and crushed his
poor mans Porsche.
While people are becoming obsessed with the need for more traffic police, I suspect that most folk would prefer any additional police resources to be deployed addressing more serious crime. The country can, of course have as many police as they are prepared to pay for…
But it needs to be borne in mind that the revenue does directly to the Treasury and provides no benefit to the local authority or the police. So whilst it is a money spinner, local people would not benefit from the income.
Though it would be unpopular with some, the island should have an overall maximum 40 mph limit with 20 mph through the towns and villages. This could work but would need to be enforced.
Somtrue but the island is run by clueless IDIOTS
But people going to work, making deliveries etc would also be delayed. People moan now that their mail arrives too late in the day
Another pointless comment from a green party person. Speed limits and community goobers standing outside will have no effect. Only true way is speed cameras and if the speeding is really a problem the camera will nake revenue and slow people. If cameras aren’t an option then its not really a problem it becomes just a nuisance
Speed cameras are a MUST
charge islandwide parking permit charges to pay for the
Camera’s, also introduce CLEAN AIR ZONES to generate
the revenue required.
You probably have off road parking. I have not, like so many others, and do not see why I should fund a stupid idea.
It will pay for speed Camera’s
IF NOT STICK EXTRA ON VEHICLE TAX OR COUNCIL
TAX
WE NEED TO STOP B’STARDS SPEEDING
Yes bring it on you try to get out of Nettlecombe lane it is very difficult when traffic is doing 30mph around the bend at the old Chapel.
The island needs Camera’s
END OF!
Made my day that has! great to see people are finally
waking up to this lawless island!
If we had a Mayor like Sir Sadiq Khan 20mph would be
Islandwide, too many numpties have been taking the piss
for years on island Roads.
INSTALLED SPEED CAMERA’S WORK!
Our 2 island MPs must have noticed how safe London
roads are when they go to their 2nd politician homes in
London.
A lot of people may not like Sir Sadiq Khan
BUT UNLIKE ISLAND AUTHORITIES HE UNDERSTANDS
ROAD SAFETY AND POLLUTION
I would love to see a coach or better still an island
electric bus take the SO CALLED ISLAND AUTHORITIES
to London for the day and they can see for themselves
HOW SAFE ROADS CAN BE IF STRONG MEASURESARE PUT IN
PLACE, NOT A FEW MICKEY MOUSE 20MPH SIGNS WITH
NO CAMERA’S!
The reason I address these people as SO CALLED AUTHORITIES
Is because I personally believe they are not up to the Job of
running the beautiful island.
We need brains not brawn running the show.
It is 2026 F.F.S
INSTALL SPEED CAMERA’S
INSTALL SPEED HUMPS
PUT IN TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES
“DO WHAT KHAN HAS DONE TO MAKE ROADS SAFE”
BLOCK OFF CUT THROUGH ROADS WHERE CARS WHIZZ
DOWN THEM
Eg St John’s Road in Ryde etc
You really are a sad sad little person saw this post and instantly knew youd be the one commenting all over it
Agree with that!
YOU MUST BE ONE OF THE SPEEDING LAWLESS
NUMPTIES.
DON’T TELL ME YOU VOTE REFORM, VAPE AND
LOVE TO SCAR YOUR BODY WITH TATTS!
Bless you for your Sins
NUMPTY
Agree with that. Super Troll!
Unbelievable! The other day you wanted a tunnel to increase tourism. Now you want to put off tourists unless they are on foot. Do you have any idea of how ridiculous you sound?
I can only assume you don’t visit London. The 20mph zones are routinely ignored. Where traffic isn’t snarled up & you’re doing 9mph on main roads the speed limit doesn’t exist. The streets blocked off for the low traffic initiative push the traffic into rat runs & increase pollution for those residents. They are starting to unblock some streets because it doesn’t work. Stupid concept
Yes I agree with you but let’s keep the money from it on the Island
But the revenue from cameras goes directly to the Treasury. It is not filtered back in any way. It just goes into the pot.
That is my point it should stay on the Island.
speed limits only work with the law abiding drivers, if people are already speeding they are just going to carry on regardless
THEY WON’T IF THEY ARE BANNED FROM DRIVING AND
FINED HEAVILY
BECAUSE THE USELESS AUTHORITIES WILL NOT PUT
SUCH PERSONS INSIDE FOR SPEEDING
BEST OPTION IS TO CRUSH SPEEDING MOTORISTS VEHICLES
THAT WILL PUT A STOP TO SPEEDING ONCE AND FOR ALL!
Oh there are two Enough is enough. You obviously are a cyclist and can’t drive
Absolutely stupid, it’s about time the powers that be concentrate on poor driving that’s where the problem is, but it doesn’t make them money like speeding fines. Strange how so called speeding is getting worse considering the amount of money they take in fines to improve things. Wake up
I Grew up in Niton (now 72) and yes, then folks could have well sped through the village(s) but I came over on holiday last July and I could have walked faster from Chatfield Road up to at least the White Lion Junction than drive.
Too many cars should be creating a natural chicanery.
Same with Whitwell High Street too at the wrong time of day.
But realistically nowt will be done.
Now if you want lawless driving come to where I live in Northern Ireland where a lot of speedsters are huge tractors & slurry tankers or silage trailers whose drivers at weekends drive in the same manner in their souped up rear wheel drive cars, donuting, etc.
We just need to get the old drivers off the road and 2 year re-test anyone over 50. No need to drop the speed limits
A wee bit ageist! How about everyone up to 30 has to retake their test every 2 years and drunk or drug drivers never hold a licence again?
Wrong Enough is Enough
Good morning Enough is Enough I had to read that twice, I was shocked you are the first to have a go at speeding.. I don’t agree with the over fifty part. Just need to punish poor driving as well as exceptionally slow drivers.
Wrong one. I am the intelligent Enough is Enough
Lol
Any B’stard who speeds needs taking off our roads
whether they are 18 or 78
The real Enough is Enough
NOT A NUMPTY IMPERSONATOR