Having lived on the B1397 Boston Road just outside of Gosberton for over 20 years we know how dangerous the 50mph section in the Boston direction is.
In the time we have lived there we have witnessed first-hand the number of accidents that there have been on this short section of road.
We ourselves have had five instances of vehicles leaving the road and crashing into our property causing various amounts of damage, including having to have our front wall rebuilt twice.
In one incident alone, in addition to rebuilding the wall, we had to have our front door and every window, including the frames, at the front of the house replaced due to damage caused by flying bricks from the wall.
We have seen the chevrons at the bend near the end of our garden destroyed, a lamp post and a telegraph pole also knocked down.
The concerning thing with these incidents is that in every case the vehicle involved crossed the direction of oncoming traffic mounting the pavement before impact.
There have also been multiple incidents of vehicles in the ditch at the bends just past our property.
As a result of these accidents we have, for years, campaigned on and off for a reduction in the speed limit, my wife even getting in the local papers for her efforts. Inevitably this all fell on deaf ears.
We wonder whether those ears would have listened if a head-on collision had occurred or, potentially even worse, if pedestrians had been involved.
So, taking all the above into consideration you can imagine our delight when returning home from Spalding on December 12, we saw the new 40mph speed signs just past the bend at the entrance to the village.
This was shattered only a few seconds later when, as we approached our house, we saw new 50mph signs before, not only our house but also, the bends which have been the cause of so many incidents over the years.
We do not understand why there has been no consultation with the residents on this change, as I feel confident that some logic could have been applied, had we been given the chance to put our views forward.
On cost grounds alone surely, it would have been logical to have used the existing 50mph posts, rather than having to install new ones.
On safety grounds surely the whole of the 50mph section should be reduced to 40mph.
Richard Westlake
Gosberton
