A Major Road Initiative For The Parish And You Are Invited To Make The Pledge!

‘Safe Lanes Drivers’ scheme is launched by Warnham Parish Council. 

A traffic survey carried out in 2004 identified the fast speed of ‘cut through’ business traffic on the parish lanes.  Speeds of over 70 miles per hour were recorded. The Parish Plan survey has once again re-iterated residents’ concerns about traffic speeds on the lanes and the accident potential of high-speed traffic combined with walkers, horse riders and other road users. The results of the Parish Plan survey can be viewed via the parish website. 

The Safe Lanes Drivers scheme is an initiative of West Sussex County Council Highways and is supported by West Sussex Police but is one that has to be adopted and implemented by the residents.  Residents simply make the pledge to drive at a slow speed appropriate to the lanes and show consideration to other road users.  Drivers display a bright ‘Safe Lanes Drivers’ car sticker to show other road users that the pledge has been made and so reduce the speed on our country lanes and act as an example to others. 

Warnham School, Farlington School, retail and trade businesses and the public houses of the parish are in full support of this scheme as are residents that live on the lanes in the parish as well as in the village.