A man from Yorkshire is campaigning to get a traffic speed limit and speed cameras introduced on the road where he house has been crashed into 40 times in 14 years.
The 57 year old man, whose 18th century house sits at the bottom of a hill on a B road in South Yorkshire, says that drivers come down the hill towards his house so fast that they lose control of the car and end up crashing into his cottage.
Various Vehicles Have Struck The House
He says that he has had to have his kitchen wall repaired a number of times because of crashes and that every part of his home, which looks onto the road, has been smashed into at some point.
He reports that the entire side of his house has been demolished as a result of being hitting by various vehicles including an articulated lorry and that other vehicles including a motorbike have also struck the house.
Council Says It Will Monitor Road Safety
Nigel Davey, from Rotherham Borough Council said that [the council] had not been aware of any injuries being sustained in road accidents in the area where the man lives but it will monitor the situation and is happy to listen to resident’s concerns. He said: “Our priority is to treat locations that have a history of collision and where there is an established cause of accidents.”
Speed Limit Campaign
The home owner says he is unable to get house insurance for his property and is unable to move due to his job. He would like to see a speed limit enforced on the road which experiences a higher than average volume of traffic ( over 7000 vehicles everyday) in order to stop the road accidents from occurring. He also would like to see speed cameras to further deter drivers from crashing.
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