Police are urged to enforce traffic ban in town centre
By Jo Deeks on Thursday, 18th April 2002.
Pedestrianisation of Haverhill town centre is laughable and people trying to cross the road are liable to be knocked down a councillor has claimed.
Mary martin, a member of St Edmundsbury Borough Council and Haverhill Town Council complained about lack of enforcement of the town’s pedestrianisation scheme at the Haverhill Partnership Group.
Coun Martin said although the High Street was supposed to be pedestrianised between 10am and 4pm, this was largely ignored.
She asked Sgt Dave Lockyear, of Haverhill Police, why the traffic ban was not being enforced when people were flouting the law.
“I am concerned about it. I counted eight large delivery lorries at 11am and ther are taxis whizzing up and down. We should just take the signs down and say we don’t have pedestrianisation, it is laughable”, Coun Martin said.
Former Councillor Ron Hartley said after 15 years, pedestrianisation was still not a reality and wondered whether it would be in another 15 years He asked how long Queen Street would be open to two way traffic.
Ian Poole of St Edmundsbury Borough Council said he realised pedestrianisation was a problem and that by buying the former Cleales site it was hoped to provide rear access for Gurteens.
Sgt Lockyear said police did their best to enforce the traffic scheme and the town’s traffic warden had issued 1,200 parking tickets in the past year. However the town centre beat officer was not on duty during the day as he tended to work later shifts when pubs and the nightclub were open.
Sgt Lockyear said he would see whether a publicised clampdown on abuse of the system could be arranged, as this had proved an effective deterrent in the past.
Mary martin, a member of St Edmundsbury Borough Council and Haverhill Town Council complained about lack of enforcement of the town’s pedestrianisation scheme at the Haverhill Partnership Group.
Coun Martin said although the High Street was supposed to be pedestrianised between 10am and 4pm, this was largely ignored.
She asked Sgt Dave Lockyear, of Haverhill Police, why the traffic ban was not being enforced when people were flouting the law.
“I am concerned about it. I counted eight large delivery lorries at 11am and ther are taxis whizzing up and down. We should just take the signs down and say we don’t have pedestrianisation, it is laughable”, Coun Martin said.
Former Councillor Ron Hartley said after 15 years, pedestrianisation was still not a reality and wondered whether it would be in another 15 years He asked how long Queen Street would be open to two way traffic.
Ian Poole of St Edmundsbury Borough Council said he realised pedestrianisation was a problem and that by buying the former Cleales site it was hoped to provide rear access for Gurteens.
Sgt Lockyear said police did their best to enforce the traffic scheme and the town’s traffic warden had issued 1,200 parking tickets in the past year. However the town centre beat officer was not on duty during the day as he tended to work later shifts when pubs and the nightclub were open.
Sgt Lockyear said he would see whether a publicised clampdown on abuse of the system could be arranged, as this had proved an effective deterrent in the past.
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