As a result of a speeding car on Kirby Drive, I experienced the sad loss of a neighbour’s cat.

Neighbours and other residents I have spoken to have all voiced concerns about the speed of cars in residential areas. As a result I wish to petition Taylor Wimpey to implement a 20mph limit on our neighbourhood roads, which I believe would add to everyone’s safety.

If you are also concerned about the issue of speeding cars, please sign this petition so that we can impose a 20mph speed limit at the entrance to Kirby Drive.

Please do sign this petition as I believe a 20mph speed limit will help protect everyone, making our community a safer and nicer place to live.

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Kirby Drive, Walsh Drive, Garside Close, Hills Way, and Becket Gardens are all residential areas where the safety of children, families, pets, and all residents should be our top priority. 

These roads have lots of parked cars, and it feels that asking drivers (of which I am one) to slow down to protect the community around them is a sensible precaution.

A new 20mph speed limit would greatly increase safety, providing a much-needed safeguard for everyone who plays, walks, cycles, drives or lives in our neighbourhood. It is not just a precaution for vulnerable members of our community, but a communal responsibility to ensure that every resident can feel secure as they go about their day-to-day lives.

Traffic calming measures have been proven to result in fewer accidents, decreased fatalities, and overall improved quality of life. According to Brake, the road safety charity, a pedestrian hit by a car at 20mph is far more likely to survive than one hit at 30mph or 40mph (Brake, UK). This is a transformative step that could prevent future accidents from happening in our community.

We need this petition to take to Taylor Wimpey who are the owner of our neighbourhood roads. By issuing them with hundreds of signatures from across our neighbourhood, we can show them the level of feeling for this much needed change and push them to implement a new slower speed limit of 20mph.

Please sign this petition to advocate for the safety and well-being of all residents in Bramley’s close-knit community.