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Plaxtol Safe Lanes Driver
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If you haven’t visited
before, this is where you can find out all you need to know about our
campaign: its aims, how it works, how it might affect you and – most
importantly – how you can help. You
can also get useful tips on driving in the countryside, provided by the NFU
and Brake (the national road safety charity). Alternatively, if you’ve
been here before and just want to know what’s new, you can simply click here to go straight to all the latest news. We hope you’ll find
something to interest you and will want to join our campaign to make
Plaxtol’s lanes safer and more pleasant for everyone. Thank you. Plaxtol Safe Lanes Working
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If
you’ve already signed the Pledge, congratulations. But please
remember to display your SAFE LANES DRIVER sticker in the back
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Click here to
download our information sheet About the Campaign |
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Click here to
download our information sheet Driving in the Countryside |
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By signing the Pledge, you
can express your commitment to making Plaxtol’s lanes safer and more pleasant
for all road users. The Pledge is a
simple promise: to drive within the speed limit where it applies, and with
due care and attention on all other roads, within the parish of Plaxtol. In return for your promise, you will
receive a Safe Lanes Driver sticker to display in the back of your car,
telling other drivers of your intention to slow down and give space to vulnerable
road users. If you would like to take
the Pledge and do something for our village by taking part in the campaign to
improve safety on Plaxtol’s lanes, you can pick up a copy of our leaflet at
Plaxtol Village Stores, Ken Francis Butcher of The Papermakers’ Arms. Or, if you prefer, you can simply download
a printable copy, using the link below. Click here to
download a copy of the Safe Lanes Driver Pledge |
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Early in the campaign, we
asked Plaxtol residents to tell us those places on Plaxtol’s lanes where
drivers speed most often, or where vulnerable road users such as walkers,
horse-riders and cyclists feel most at risk from passing cars; the places we
called “Education Locations”. The
results of your feedback were collated into a GoogleTM map, which
you can view by clicking here. These locations have now
been marked with signs asking “What If …?” which prompt drivers to take more
care. If you feel that a specific
location should have a sign, do let us know.
Details of how to contact
us appear later on this page.
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October 2008
We'd like to use this month's column for some general snippets of advice, but firstly to address a point which has been raised by some residents.
Lastly, did you know that we lose the ability to make eye contact with other road users at 20mph or more? Something we should all bear in mind when we meet others – whether on foot, horseback, or bicycle, or in another vehicle.
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September 2008
We’ve received lots of
positive comments about our “What If … Slow Down” signs around the
parish. They do seem to be standing
out and catching your eye as you drive, and should serve to remind everyone
of the presence of vulnerable road users. Although the number of signs is limited – chiefly to avoid “clutter” –
we can rotate them through different locations, so if you think there’s a
place we’ve missed, it’s not to late to let us know.
You will also have seen
artwork from the children at
Lastly, now that we are
into harvest-time you may find more tractors, trailers and farm machinery on
our lanes. Try to remember that they
are rarely on the road for long, and also that they need more room to
manoeuvre – for example, a tractor turning right will often swing left first
(or vice versa). Please be patient and
“Slow Down, Give Space”.
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June 2008: We were able to collect a
further 74 signed Pledges at the Church Fete, and another 40 at the School
Fayre. Thank you to everyone who came
and visited our stalls at these events. |
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31st May 2008: Safe Lanes Saturday We launched the Scheme
officially on Saturday, 31st May. Members of the Working Group,
ably supported by some brilliant volunteers, were in The Street and Memorial
Hall, handing out leaflets and gathering Pledges. We collected 122 signed
Pledges in four hours, and everyone who signed got a sticker to display in
their car, so keep your eyes open for Safe Lanes Drivers wherever you
go! Our “What If ..?” signs
are also appearing around Plaxtol – the prize for spotting them is safer
roads for all. |
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9th April 2008: Public Meeting We gave a talk about the
Safe Lanes scheme in the Memorial Hall, following the Parish Council’s Annual
Parish Meeting, which members of the public are always invited to attend.
Those who came along heard all about the scheme, met members of the Working
Group and raised questions of concern to them. Feedback was positive and we hoped that
this was a reflection of the attitude of Plaxtol people as a whole. |
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Click here to see a copy of the article
from the Malling Chronicle, 5th September 2008 |
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Click here to see a copy of the article
from the Malling Chronicle, 5th June 2008
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Click here to see a copy of the article
from the Malling Chronicle, 31st January 2008
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The Working Group
currently comprises: · Elaine Webb · Gary Starling · Haydn Puleston Jones · Helen Homard · Emma Parker We would be glad to hear from anyone who’d like
to get involved, particularly with publicity and pledge-signing events in the
future. The Safe Lanes Driver Scheme is something for the whole community. |
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You can e-mail
us,
or write to:
Safe Lanes Working Group Hop Pickers’ Yard Borough Green TN15 8PX. We look forward to hearing from you. |
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Last updated 8 October 2008
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© Plaxtol Safe Lanes Working Group |
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