Speeds of over 80mph through the village on Weedon Road

As you may be aware, a couple of years ago the Parish Council installed some Speed Indicator Devices 

(SIDs) in various positions in the village to assist in keeping our village roads safe. The data from these is 

reviewed regularly and while speeds through the village are generally not excessive, (though all SIDs detect 

some speeding), there are some eye watering figures from the Weedon Road SID with vehicles entering the 

village at over 90mph. Regularly speeds of over 80 mph are detected, albeit by a very small number of cars and 

usually early in the morning.   

The Parish Council has passed all the data to WNC Highways and to our local Police Community Support 

team in an effort to have some kind of traffic calming measures implemented on Weedon Road. 

Unfortunately due to the design and layout of the road, Highways have concluded that there are currently no 

feasible options to address our concerns. However, the Parish Council will continue to monitor the SIDs and 

liaise with Highways should anything change in the future. 

The installation of the new village entrance signs was completed last summer and it is hoped that these will 

make drivers more aware of the village boundaries and so reduce their speeds. The Council has also liaised 

with the school to improve parents’ awareness and consideration of the parking issues during school drop-off 

and pick-up times. 

In order to help improve the safety of our village roads, will everyone using their cars please consider the 

following: 

Always observe the 30mph speed limits in and out of the village 

Be mindful of pedestrians, particularly 

• in the dip on Weedon Road between Mounts Lane and the Staverton turn 
• on Daventry Road leading up to Newnham Hill 
• on Preston Capes Road coming into the village 
• people walking their dogs 
• people riding horses 

Park with consideration to other drivers and pedestrians, particularly 

• avoid parking on a bend 
• avoid parking on or near a junction 
• avoid parking on a pavement 
• avoid parking opposite another vehicle 
• always allow plenty room for an emergency vehicle to get through if necessary 

Let’s drive carefully and considerately and keep our village residents safe.