Photos Taken on Review Day 5th

Tuesday 5 June 2007

There has always been congestion towards five lamps and until connecting derby gets underway (and works) there probably always will be. However it was unusual to see congestion northbound, towards Duffield. However this is now a reality at peak times as vehicles come across obstructions that they cannot overtake such as cyclists, bin men, deliveries etc.

We hope that Derby City Council can see that they have a lot of work to do to make this sort of scheme safe. As we have said all through this process we are in favor of schemes that reduce congestion and encourage people to use public transport. This scheme runs for 1000 metres, speeds buses up by between 5 and 15 minutes (according to times outlined by DCC). The negatives are clear, accidents have happened and the time savings cannot take priority on the safety of people. Arguably this scheme also creates more congestion northbound and appears to have had no affect on commuters levels, cars etc. Residents are unable to have deliveries without putting other road users in danger, many cyclists have abandoned the route completely. Residents still risk life and limb coming in and out of their properties so we are keen to see sensible changes to the scheme or its complete removal.