Traffic in the High Street
The thorny old problem of traffic using Stone’s High Street was raised again during last night’s Council meeting. Let’s get it absolutely clear - legally no traffic is allowed down the High Street at any time unless they have a permit, are delivering heavy goods to premises with no rear access or are transporting large quatities of cash ie security vans.
But the signs are so confusing and the police are never around to issue tickets. So everyone assumes that when the bollards are removed at four o’clock anyone can use the street. There was a suggestion last year that rising bollards be installed so that the street would be closed 24/7 except to permitted users but I suspect that the costs are going to prove prohibitive. We have also tried to persuade the police to have a blitz on issuing tickets but, again, it’s a question of resources.
In the meantime, I suggested that we should see if Highways could come up with a better and clearer sign. Whilst a lot of people will always deliberatly flaunt the rules, there are many who genuinely do not understand the restrictions. A clearer sign might go someway to help.
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