Road Safety
The Borough Council is not the Highway Authority and therefore is not
responsible for road accident prevention / investigation or road safety education. Responsibility for road safety in Hampshire lies with the County Council.
If you have a query relating to road safety, you can obtain further details by clicking on the following link
Hampshire County Council - Road Safety
Alternatively, you can contact the County Council via telephone on (01962) 841841 or write to:
The Road Safety Team
Hampshire County Council
The Environment Department
The Castle
Winchester
S023 8UD
Traffic Calming
The Council acts as agents for the County Council (as Highway Authority) for traffic management issues. In conjunction with the Police, the Borough Council investigates complaints received relating to traffic matters. Officers endeavour to find suitable solutions to identified problems, such as traffic congestion, parking and speeding vehicles. Possible solutions might include:
- deploying speed limit reminder or 'kill your speed' signs
- providing new signage
- implementing speed reducing measures
- providing parking controls
- introducing lower speed limits
In addition to funding made available by the County Council, the Borough Council also directly funds traffic management projects. The Council is in the process of reviewing its '“streets for people, roads for cars” policy, which aims to improve the quality of life of local people by reducing traffic speeds and improving the safety of residential roads in both urban and rural areas.
For further details about the 'streets for people, roads for cars' initiative, please contact a member of the Regeneration and Design team on (01256) 845216 or e-mail neighbourhood.dev@basingstoke.gov.uk
