{"id":462648,"date":"2025-09-30T08:54:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T08:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/462648\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T08:54:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T08:54:20","slug":"speeding-vehicles-are-crashing-and-hitting-pets-something-has-to-be-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/462648\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Speeding vehicles are crashing and hitting pets &#8211; something has to be done&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Residents are demanding changes to stop speeding.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_JS382811061.jpg\" alt=\"George Lane in Bredbury, Stockport. \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>George Lane in Bredbury, Stockport. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Neighbours in Stockport are demanding changes on a road where speeding vehicles are causing danger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">A total of 60 people have signed a petition calling for new anti-speeding measures on George Lane (A627) in Bredbury, a residential street in a neighbourhood based to the east of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/stockport\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Stockport<\/a> town centre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">They are asking <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/stockport-council\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Stockport council<\/a> to install a new speed camera or \u2018take other appropriate measures\u2019 to sort out the issues with cars going over the 30mph speed limit on the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">To see planning applications; traffic and road diversions and layout changes; and more, visit the Public Notices Portal <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/publicnoticeportal.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"HERELink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">The petition stated: \u2018Vehicles going significantly above the speed limit on George Lane are an ongoing issue that residents have been raising with the council for years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">\u2018Previous attempts to tackle this have failed, necessitating a concerted effort by neighbours to once again bring this to the council&#8217;s attention via this petition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">\u2018Over the last few years we have seen vehicles crashing into the church and pets getting hit, while the number of vehicles obviously speeding has increased.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">\u2018We want to avoid further harm coming to our neighbours, pets, and properties by curbing vehicles speeding down our road.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Stockport council was approached for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Join our Stockport WhatsApp group <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/F9uuTLqp0Kd5CXXLvoKlxD\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"HERELink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">The petition launched at the start of September and runs for six weeks until October 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/greater-manchester-police\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Greater Manchester Police<\/a> said that it carries out speed checks across the force, but did not respond to the issues on George Lane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">According to data from Transport for Greater Manchester, there have been a number of accidents on the road in the last four years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Two \u2018serious\u2019 incidents were reported at the top of the road towards the junction of the A560, both of which happened in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">There were three incidents reported at the other end of the road, at the junction with Berrycroft Lane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">These were all \u2018minor\u2019 accidents and happened between 2021 and 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Residents are demanding changes to stop speeding.George Lane in Bredbury, Stockport. 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