Residents will have noticed the welcome return of the SAM2 monitor at the beginning of September.

The location in September was the 30MPH repeater post south of the Village Hall, facing towards Langley and Loddon.  We have downloaded the statistics for the month and these are shown below.

The first thing to note is that the overall number of vehicles going north through the village is just slightly lower than May 2020 (11,994), the last month the SAM2 was deployed in Claxton before it moved to Langley with Hardley.

The findings themselves are slightly disappointing, with almost 900 vehicles passing this point at a speed of 36 MPH or above.  1 in 4 of the total was also in the “just above” bracket of 31-35 MPH, with only 2 out of every 3 vehicles abiding by the 30MPH speed limit, a worse performance than in May.

Langley with Hardley PC will be producing a report of their own experience which will be presented to their November meeting.  We still hope to get together (when allowed) to discuss a possible approach to the authorities for a more rigorous strategy, as it is clear that several drivers totally ignore speed signs and continue to drive through Claxton and other villages at a dangerous speed, not least given the narrow roads and amount of pedestrian traffic.

Our regular Parish Council meetings will have this issue on the agenda for our next virtual meeting in November.  Please check this site for any news if you wish to feed in to this or any other item.