Hospital Road speeding issues show no signs of abatement
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A notorious road in Ellon which has seen continued incidents of speeding has shown no signs of a let up in drivers exceeding the speed limit a new survey has found.
In March locals were disappointed to see the results of the local Police speed survey of Hospital Road which showed 54 per cent of the vehicles using the road were speeding.
Now a new speed survey indicates that the speeding in Hospital Road has become much worse with 64 per cent of the vehicles using the road exceeding the limit and the average speed was around 37 mph.
Councillor Gillian Owen said: “Back in March I arranged a virtual meeting with Road Officers and resident Gary Thomson to discuss the way forward and to come up with a plan.
"Vehicle activated speed display traffic detection equipment was installed between the 7th and 13th May and the survey results are horrifying, it is difficult to understand why any driver would want to travel on Hospital Road at 67 mph.
"I was greatly concerned with the last speed survey when the highest speed was 61 mph, but 67 mph is totally unacceptable.
"The other issue we discussed was the flashing signs either side of the crossing not working, the signs were fixed but that didn’t last for long and the council has assured me they will be replacing them as soon as they can.”
Councillor Owen continued, “To give some assurance to the residents of Hospital Road, these results have been shared with Police Scotland and I will be pressing them to initiate action.
"The 37mph figure is above the Council’s intervention level and we will now further assess the location and determine what the next steps will be and I will be asking for urgent action.”
She concluded, “The survey results are stark, and I know in and around the Ellon and District Wards there are roads where drivers appear to blatantly ignore the speed limit which are there to keep us all safe.
"Please remember there’s no excuse for speeding”
