KEETCH URGES COUNCIL TO IMPLEMENT 20MPH SPEED LIMIT AT GOODRICH PRIMARY SCHOOL

5.51.12pm BST (GMT +0100) Mon 15th May 2006

Paul Keetch, MP for Hereford recently visited Goodrich Primary School to voice his support for the school's ongoing campaign to reduce the speed limit from 60 to 20 miles per hour outside the school premises.

Commenting on the visit Mr Keetch said:

"I witnessed at first hand cars racing through the village past the school, yet the drivers are perfectly within their right to do so legally up to 60 mph- this has to be addressed before tragic accident happens.

"It is time that Herefordshire Council listened to the concerns of teachers and parents in Goodrich - they must immediately contact the local authority urging them to drastically reduce the speed limit to 20 mph before a serous accident occurs.

"It is essential that with a reduced speed limit we introduce traffic calming measures in order to provide a safe and secure environment for the school children.

"I am fully supportive of the Safe Routes to Schools Initiative where most other schools in Herefordshire have a maximum 20mph in order to control the problem of speeding outside schools, but at Goodrich the pleas of parents and teachers seem to have been ignored. I shall be writing to the Council urging them to act immediately and find a solution to the problem before it is too late," Mr Keetch ended.