Please sign my petition on speeding and road safety.
With Parliament not sitting this week, instead of the usual weekly newsletter I thought I would send something different: a petition to call for parish and town councils to be given greater control of speed limits and road safety policies in their communities.
With the Government reorganising local councils, and Suffolk moving to a unitary model, I think it is important we make sure local communities get stronger powers to decide things for themselves.
And in so many villages across West Suffolk residents tell me they are frustrated by their inability to change speed limits or have traffic-calming measures and speed cameras established where they know there are problems with speeding cars and trucks.
This is why I am calling for parish and town councils to have the freedom and financial power to:
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Change speed limits
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Erect suitable signs
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Introduce traffic-calming measures
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Establish speed cameras
If you agree, please sign my petition by clicking here. And do send this email on to anybody in West Suffolk who wants a greater say in the safety of the roads where they live.
If you would like to tell me about the challenges of road safety where you live, please do get in touch by emailing the following address: office@westsuffolkconservatives.com
Alternatively, please click here to print out a road safety petition sheet PDF. Local family, friends and neighbours can then be asked to sign too. You can email a scan of the filled-in sheet to office@westsuffolkconservatives.com, or post it to: The Conservative Office, Moulton Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8DY.
If you need any help at all you can reach me at nick.timothy.mp@parliament.uk
Best wishes
Nick Timothy
Member of Parliament for West Suffolk