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Reply ID 164

certainly speed restrictions are needed along the ware road between van hagues and herts college . in the short time ive lived in ware , two cars have had to be fished out of the new river , and i notice the railings are still not repaired . a further accident was caused on this stretch of road a few back by another silly motorist meaning the police had to close the road one friday evening. time enough i think. speed cameras , as unpopular as they are , are a necessary deterrant .

Reply ID 173

...and stick a couple in the High Street while you're at it!

Reply ID 175

Why in gods name would you stick a speed camera in Ware High Street??? Even if you were a speed freak you couldn't be in Ware as no matter what time of day or night you drive through the town, there are always cars parked where they shouldn't be!

Reply ID 179

Saffron - You evidently do not live in the town centre as you too would then be awakened at 3am by speeding boy racers and cars backfiring with radios pumping. Spare a thought for those that do live in the town centre (look up one day and you'll be amazed by how many flats are above the shops). This applies to everyone.... please be a little more aware and sensitive about the amount of noise you create walking/driving etc through the town 'after hours'. Speed cameras are urgently required...it is only a matter time before a serious accident occurs otherwise. Thanks

Reply ID 188

Saffron perhaps you should walk through the high street at between 7 and 8 in the morning - they certainly speed through the high street then or maybe around 6:45 onwards. I totally agree with Richard they should stick a few in the town and also by the station - Station Road is treated like a race track at certain times of the day.

Reply ID 192

Wadesmill Road from Wodson Park to Roebuck Hotel Thats where speed camera's are needed as well, Thereare 30 mile signs going north and south along that road but they are ignored there was an accident at the junction of Kingsway and Wadesmill road last saturday because someone was going to fast, ajw

Reply ID 194

No, I don't live in the town, I live in a village close to Ware, where traffic speeds through at all times of the day and night and it's a speed limit of 30 mph but that doesn't seem to apply to everyone. I'm afraid it doesn't matter where you live, everyone wants speed cameras as they will say it's dangerous. If you look at the comments made so far over this topic you will see that several suggestions have already been made. They need to put speed cameras where accidents have happened on more than one occasion, areas that are considered death traps. I do agree though with putting cameras at the bottom of Kingshill and heading towards Van Hages as there have been several accidents in these places, some of them being fatal.

Reply ID 197

Speed Camera's in the High Street? I'd have thought that five sets of traffic lights were enough (although perhaps not at 3am hb). I can't remember the last time I had a clear run through the High Street with the Pedestrian Crossings, Illegally and Inconsiderately Parked Cars, Lorries Delivering to Shops and Random Pedestrians who cannot find a suitable set of Traffic Lights. Getting to 30mph? You must be joking. With reference to Pepper Hill/London Road (Van Hages into Ware), plans to change the speed limit of part of the road to 40mph are being considered i believe, will this solve the problem?

Reply ID 198

No Rachael - because they will not be enforced. You can put up signs and have restrictions until they come out of your ears (and everywhere else), but with no enforcement it's not much good is it ??? SFW

Reply ID 200

A lady I know was knocked down at the bottom of Kingsway about 2 yrs ago and was in Hospital for a long time then transfered to a home where she still is and will never come home again, We need speed Cameras on the wadesmill road between Wodson and the Roebuck, ajw

Reply ID 202

Definitely speed cameras on the stretch from Amwell End to John Gilpin - bad accident there last night (as you are probably aware) with the road being closed early evening right through to after 11.

Reply ID 203

Oops I mean Amwell roundabout to John Gilpin!

Reply ID 207

I find it amazing that my suggestion of speed cameras in the high street ia being ridiculed and 'humorous' responses are being made about illegally parked cars, pedestrian crossing etc. making it impossible to reach 30mph. I really don't think that people should be acting 'god' about who is right and who is wrong.....surely the whole idea of this Forum is to air our greivances about Ware and make it a better place to live. I live in the town centre and am only too aware of the nuisance and danger caused by speeding cars. This applies 24/7 and although I agree with other contributors that there are times when you merely crawl through the high street (and this is the concept many people will have, as most people only enter the centre of town during peak times), believe me, there really is a problem of very high speed dangerous traffic at other times. Just as much as I would like to see speed cameras introduced in the High Street, I am fully aware that there are other needs for such cameras where other people reside and I would actively promote the idea of speed cameras wherever they may be required. Everyone deserves a bit or peace and quiet and safety wherever they choose to live.

Reply ID 208

HB I totally agree with your views.

Reply ID 209

I can't understand you all. !! You've got this idea that putting up speed cameras all over the place is the answer to stopping speeding vehicles. It won't work any more than yellow or zig-zag lines do in the High Street. Do they stop motorists breaking the law there ?? Of course they don't - more resources for Police and Traffic Wardens are needed - unless anyone has a better way to enforce the law. SFW

Reply ID 210

SFW I am not saying that speed camera's need to be put up all over the place but our Town centre needs some traffic calming of some sort or another,Also the roads out of town need some thing where Police are hardly ever seen only when they drive round in a patrol car and do not stop, Traffic Wardens need to patrol the side Roads where there are yellow lines and cars park on them all the time, ajw

Reply ID 219

SFW - you say back on 14/10 that speeding signs do not work , without enforcement . Correct . On 16/10 you say speeed cameras wont work either . I disagree with you there . Anybody who has been caught by one will know that there is no escape from a fine , or worse. Since my last comment , another ( fatal ) accident has occurred on the same stretch of road ( Van Hages - John Gilpin ) . That makes a total of 4 in 18 months . Surely its time to do something now ?

Reply ID 223

As I said the other day - I'm afraid it doesn't matter where you live, everyone wants speed cameras as they will say it's dangerous. Everyone has different views, you can't please everyone. But I entirely agree with everyones comments.

Reply ID 230

Not only would I have Gatso camera's but CCTV that would fine pavement parkers and zig zag parkers, it's about time we had the camera's to give the coverage that the PC on patrole cannot. It would go a long way to solving other problems too.

Reply ID 244

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As I said the other day - I'm afraid it doesn't matter where you live, everyone wants speed cameras as they will say it's dangerous. Everyone has different views, you can't please everyone. But I entirely agree with everyones comments.

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