It's rare for me to agree with the contents of a letter sent to a local newspaper but this is what you have all been saying all along. I am just grateful that something is happening and that we have been able to give the final push that was needed to get this over the line. It should not take decibel management and belly-aching, one named pony and a belligerent woman to make things happen. There are people who have been working tirelessly to make a difference who have got stuck and been thwarted every step of the way, and there have been people who have been complacent and inured to the loss of these animals. It should not be about numbers. 

Now, I could declare victory for this petition and switch it off but I would like to keep it going throughout the Feasibility Study to make sure that I can keep you informed of PROGRESS but that if that progress falters I can call upon you again to do some more heaving. I have already been told that it is going to be a lengthy process but in the meantime there are three initiatives that have already been taken/improved upon:

1. More enforcement by the police - Operation Mountie is now a regular feature on Roger Penny Way and other forest roads and the police have stretched the times that they may be present. Unfortunately they are still catching 50+ drivers an hour and often they don't prosecute (merely educate) until a driver is doing 50 mph or more (that's a 25% leeway before prosecution). 

2. The verges all along this road have been cut back and trimmed for a distance of 20 foot or more from the road edge. This should make animals far more visible but it may encourage some drivers to go faster. 

3. The salt licks mentioned before

These may dilute but will not delete the need for average speed cameras if they work.