Godalming residents are urging Surrey County Council to install new average speed cameras on a major road to combat regular reports of “dangerous speeding”.

A petition has been launched calling on the council to put average speed cameras on Portsmouth Road in a bid to improve traffic safety, says Surrey Live. The petitioners want the average speed zone to span from Tesco Express to the junction with Eashing Lane, claiming that cars constantly break the speed limit on this route.

Calling for urgent measures from Surrey County Council, they said the restriction is required “due to dangerous speeding occurring daily which endangers residents, foot traffic and other road users”.

Surrey County Council works alongside Surrey Police to manage traffic safety measures in the county, which includes monitoring traffic speed and planning mitigation and enforcement measures.

“We work closely with Surrey Police to develop local speed management plans for each of Surrey’s eleven districts or boroughs,” the council’s website says.

“Our road safety specialists meet periodically with Surrey Police’s specialists to discuss and agree which sites need the most attention, and what the most appropriate intervention will be.”

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