Taxi drivers asked to stop using village roads
29.08.10
Taxis carrying passengers to and from Bristol Airport have been asked to stop using the narrow lanes in Backwell as rat runs. The Western Mercury reports that Backwell Parish Councillors say the cars have been speeding through Church Town, Church Lane and Backwell Hill Road causing a danger to villagers and other drivers. They have written to the airport to ask the taxi firm to use another route rather than take the narrow roads through the village.
Backwell parish councillor Brian Huggins told the newspaper: ‘Taxis use the 3 roads frequently and the speeds they do are terrible. They have a 20mph limit, but most are doing 30 - 40mph. It has made it very dangerous. The lanes are very narrow and there are no concrete kerbs. If you have to pull over then you hit the rocks. Several locals have had punctures where they have had to pull in because they have met a car speeding in the other direction.’
The parish council has received a letter back from Robert Sinclair, chief executive at Bristol Airport, confirming that he has discussed the issue with the manager of the taxi company and that he will speak to the drivers to ask them to avoid Church Town, Church Lane and Backwell Hill Road where possible.
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