Campaign to tackle traffic noise in district

A new campaign has been launched to tackle the issue of excessive noise from antisocial driving in Chichester, the Manhood Peninsula and nearby villages.

Action group RAVEN, which stands for Residents against Vehicle Excessive Noise, has high hopes of tackling problems caused by ‘noisy’ motorbikes and other vehicles which the group says are driven often at speed or with the intention of making a lot of noise.

The group is working together with the police and local authorities to gather data on the problem so that the police can better target its resources. It has put together an online form that it hopes that residents from the southern part of the Chichester district will use to register and record their concerns: https://forms. gle/2mlf1cvvqdmt1ery9

The form also has a paper version that councillors and residents will be able to distribute to those people who do not have access to the internet.

Sarah Sharp, county councillor for Chichester South, who brought the group together said: “We know that other areas of the country do things differently and we are keen to work collaboratively on noise reduction so that the police know this is a priority issue for our residents and for us.”

Heather Mcdougall, who is a parish councillor from Donnington, has been active in leading the local Traffic Action Group ‘DONTAG’ for quite a few years said: “Excessive vehicle noise is not only an environmental nuisance but is linked to health problems such as sleep disturbance and stress. With residents increasingly highlighting the negative impact that frequent noisy anti-social driving is having on their lives, now is the time to focus on this issue and take action to tackle it.”