Speeding motorists are dicing with lives
Action needed to tackle concerns
A resident raised concerns about speeding motorists in Waterloo.
The anxious neighbour wanted action to tackle speeding motorists in Wishaw Road, the main from Waterloo to Wishaw.
The householder raised complaints with Overtown and Waterloo Community Council.
The community council said that they would take up the matter on the residents’ behalf and write a letter to the council’s road department.
One community councillor said: “They were concerned about the speed from Waterloo down to Kirk Road, particularly at the Waterloo roundabout.
“The community council will send a letter to the council but are not hopeful of any action.”
Another said: “There are many kinks on the road. You can put your foot down and get through the lights. “The road marking needs tweaked.” The Wishaw Press reported how residents were complaining about speeding in Overtown’s Main Street.
Margaret Toner said: “I live on the street and have seen a couple of times when people have been lucky to avoid injury, “Speeding is a big problem in the area.” Jennifer Hunter added: “I stay near the church on the Main Street and you see lorries speeding up and down the road.”
North Lanarkshire Council insist they examine accident blackspots but said the enforcement of the speed limit lies with the police.
Last week Inspector Graham Connor from Motherwell Road Policing Unit warned drivers to redcue their speed.
Neighbours in Waterloo last June branded a traffic management scheme in Wishaw Road “a waste of taxpayers’ cash”.
It followed an accident between a Volkswagen Golf and Kia Sorrento near the Pink Turban The resident said it was an accident waiting to happen and blamed the changes to the road to making it more dangerous. At the time a council spokesman said: “Following extensive public consultation, a traffic management scheme was implemented on the A721, Wishaw Road/Stewarton Street in early 2013 which included reducing the speed limit from 40mph to 30mph. Improvement works were carried out in March.”