Bradford Council's Keighley Area Committee is to consider installing traffic calming measures near Addingham Primary School after a data logging exercise requested by Addingham Parish Council showed average vehicle speeds in the area of the school to be well over the 20mph limit.

 

The Parish Council had asked for the exercise to be carried out as part of its ongoingcampaign to improve road safety in the village. Figures released by Bradford show the average speed of vehicles entering the village at 28mph, and for those leaving the village 31mph. If approved the traffic calming scheme would be installed between Aynholme Drive and The Acres.

 

Parish Council Chairman Alison Widdup said "We welcome any measure that contributes to improved road safety in the village and the area around the school has been our major concern and priority. I hope that the Keighley Area Committee will consider the proposal for traffic calming to be a positive and necessary one in the light of this evidence".