Protest at the 'yellow peril'
Thursday, 29th July 1999.
A RESIDENT has accused his local council of creating traffic chaos and wasting money by creating yellow strips in the road.
James Murphy, 62, of Tern Close, Haverhill, said he was puzzled by the areas suddenly appearing at the junctions of Manor Road and Swan Lane with the main road through the town.
Steve Boor, of St Edmundsbury Borough Council, said the authority was putting in anti-skid surfaces in areas where there had been a lot of accidents. It was also hoped that the colour of the road surface would make people pay more attention and slow down.
But Mr Murphy said he was not convinced.
"To me it is an absolute waste of money and it is causing chaos with the traffic, so it has not been organised properly," he said.
"They haven't asked if anybody wants these things. Somebody just gets a bright idea and goes ahead and does it.
"It is like these bumps in the road. No-one asks us if we want them and they are causing twice as much traffic pollution. It is just bureaucracy gone mad."
Mr Boor said the work would cost between £10,00 and £15,000 and was aimed as a safety measure so that cars could brake quickly without skidding.
Consultation would have been carried out with residents and the work was bound to cause some temporary disruption, he said.
James Murphy, 62, of Tern Close, Haverhill, said he was puzzled by the areas suddenly appearing at the junctions of Manor Road and Swan Lane with the main road through the town.
Steve Boor, of St Edmundsbury Borough Council, said the authority was putting in anti-skid surfaces in areas where there had been a lot of accidents. It was also hoped that the colour of the road surface would make people pay more attention and slow down.
But Mr Murphy said he was not convinced.
"To me it is an absolute waste of money and it is causing chaos with the traffic, so it has not been organised properly," he said.
"They haven't asked if anybody wants these things. Somebody just gets a bright idea and goes ahead and does it.
"It is like these bumps in the road. No-one asks us if we want them and they are causing twice as much traffic pollution. It is just bureaucracy gone mad."
Mr Boor said the work would cost between £10,00 and £15,000 and was aimed as a safety measure so that cars could brake quickly without skidding.
Consultation would have been carried out with residents and the work was bound to cause some temporary disruption, he said.
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