Our village streets are very busy with cars and pedestrians. At school times, five days a week there are more than 2,000 children from three schools moving around the village either on foot or in cars. At other times of the week, our vibrant High Street and a variety of community events running at King Edward Hall, our churches and nurseries bring people of all ages to our limited pavements and roads.
With calmer traffic, crossing the road becomes less hazardous. People feel safer walking, wheeling and cycling. There are improvements to road safety and air quality as well as reduced congestion, collisions, injuries, carbon emissions and noise pollution. Many West Sussex villages already have 20mph limits, or are in the process of applying for them.
Vehicles driven at 20mph give pedestrians much higher survival chances compared with collisions at 30mph.
Lindfield Parish Council is preparing a Community Highways Scheme application for a 20mph speed limit on all roads in Lindfield. Applications are handled by West Sussex County Council and must be in by the summer.
Opinions from West Sussex residents of any age are very important for these schemes to be adopted so please fill in this questionnaire.
Come and meet us at our stand in the High Street on Sat 28th February where councillors will be on hand to discuss the application. Please complete your responses by the end of March.
Add your voice to the thousand who have already told us they would like to see a reduction in the speed of vehicles travelling through Lindfield. Thank you!
