The SAM2 has just completed its middle of three months back in Claxton.  We have it until the end of May.  The location in April was the 30MPH repeater post at the Village Hall, facing towards Rockland St Mary and Norwich.  We have downloaded the statistics for the month and these are shown below.

Despite the easing of some Coronavirus measures the overall number of vehicles going north through the village was virtually identical with March, which was also a national lockdown month.  Almost the same percentage (95.6% against 95.2% in March) went through at 35MPH and under, even if one vehicle in five of these was over the legal limit of 30MPH. 

391 passed this point at a speed of 36 MPH or above, 41 of which were above 40MPH, for which there is no excuse – just a regular and flagrant disregard of the law and speed limits and the safety of other road users, including families and the elderly. 

One vehicle went through Claxton on Sunday 25 April at 7.45pm between 51 and 55MPH.  3 others went through between 46-50MPH on 9 April at 10.25am, 10 April at 9.10am and 15 April at 9.20pm.  These people should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves.  What a pity we don’t have the technology to capture registration numbers or there would be a lot of naming and shaming going on.

Our intention to work with Langley with Hardley Parish Council as a joint initiative has been hampered by their having had just one Parish Council meeting in the past 8 months, with no date yet available for the Annual Parish Meeting or Annual PC Meeting (which has to take place in May).  We will need to discuss at our next meeting on 26 May whether to approach the authorities on our own.