Calls have been renewed for safety measures on a road after two collisions there last week.
Mary Tyrrell, who lives on Fulney Drove, says she has counted 39 such incidents in the last two years along the road, and its nearby junction with Clay Lake Bank and Mill Drove North.
The 87-year-old lists numerous incidents where her property has been damaged due to cars coming off the road.
Two telegraph poles were replaced this week having been damaged in separate incidents.
One last Thursday (February 6) saw one car lodged on the post and two others damaged.
There were no injuries in the incident, but one person was seriously injured two days earlier in a collision just yards down the road at the junction.
“It’s come to the point now, especially when I know going to be it’s frosty, that I dread to think what collisions I’ll wake up to the next morning,” said Mrs Tyrrell. “I’m surprised nobody has been killed in one of these incidents.
“I’ve been here since 1989 and the road is becoming busier.
“I recently counted 146 vehicles coming down here in just 20 minutes.”
Coun Anthony Casson says he’s been calling for improvements to be done to the road and nearby junction for 30 years.
He says he’s requested ‘stop’ signs replace the current ‘give way’ ones at the junction, bushes be cut back there so there’s not a blind spot, a lower speed limit on Fulney Drove and work to be done on the camber or the road be included on gritting routes during cold weather.
“Sadly I think it’s going to take someone being killed before Highways do anything,” he said. “They don’t seem to want to know.
“There used to be ‘stop’ signs at the junction and putting those back in wouldn’t cost that much.
“The camber of Fulney Road road is ridiculous and it’s absolutely lethal when it’s icy.
“It’s a 60mph speed limit when it’s only 40mph further up the road where it’s not even half as dangerous.”
Steve Batchelor, the senior manager of the Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership, said that his team had investigated the site on ‘a number of occasions’ and average speeds on the road were 42.9mph with ‘one per cent or fewer exceeding the limit’.
“It was important to understand if exceeding the speed limit was likely to be a factor and it is not,” he said. “As such, the investigations have focused on visibility considerations.
“Starting in August 2024, a new lining scheme was carried out on the minor roads, this included offsetting the junction markings eliminating the “head on” effect and incorporated some small hatching.
“Additionally, existing signage was either replaced or renewed where required.”
He continued that the junction did not meet requirements for stop signs as detailed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions (TSRGD) but did say Highways would look at it again.
“In light of further collisions, despite the recent improvements, the team will revisit the junction and further consider whether ‘stop’ signs are feasible.”
LRSP staff will continue to liaise with Lincolnshire County Council Highway staff to consider the additional requests.
