Your replies to the Traffic Survey Questionnaire
(updated to 25th August 2008)

Figures in the boxes are percentages of replies received (115 so far)

1.   How much do you use the village roads?


                  
Journeys per week
 1 - 2 3 - 10 11 - 30 31 + Like to
use more
Little Heath Road
 . . as a driver

10

 38 23 6 1
                
 . . as a cyclist 8 6 - - -

. . on foot 16 11 3 1 -
Birch Heath Lane
 . . as a driver

21

 20 11 2 -
           
 . . as a cyclist 7 4 - - -

. . on foot 9 10 3 - -

Plough Lane

 . . as a driver 32 23 13 3 -


. . as a cyclist 6 5 1 - -


. . on foot 14 10 1 - 1

Rowton Bridge Road

 . . as a driver 23 31 17 5 -


. . as a cyclist 7 5 1 - -


. . on foot 23 13 3 - 1

Pepper Street

 . . as a driver 12 34 24 3 1

. . as a cyclist 6 6 - - -

. . on foot 14 15 3 1 -

Village Road

. . as a driver

 4 39 30 9 -

. . as a cyclist

 10 7 2 1 -

. . on foot

 17 37 10 1 1

Quarry Lane

. . as a driver

 18 21 10 1 1

. . as a cyclist

 5 3 2 - -

. . on foot

 21 17 3 - 1

2.   Which roads have traffic problems that concern you?


Little Heath Road

Need for action:

 High priority Desirable Unnecessary Undesirable

Quantity of traffic

 12 4 2 -

Speed of traffic

 23 3 1 -

Size of vehicles

 5 6 3 -

Vehicle parking

 3 2 5 -

Birch Heath Lane

Need for action:
High priority
Desirable
Unnecessary
Undesirable

Quantity of traffic
7
5
3
-

Speed of traffic
15
5
1
2

Size of vehicles
5
2
4
-

Vehicle parking
14
6
1
-

Plough Lane

Need for action:
High priority
Desirable
Unnecessary
Undesirable

Quantity of traffic
10
4
3
-

Speed of traffic
25
2
2
-

Size of vehicles
8
6
5
-

Vehicle parking
11
3
6
-

Rowton Bridge Road

Need for action:
High priority
Desirable
Unnecessary
Undesirable

Quantity of traffic
10
5
4
1

Speed of traffic
13
7
1
-

Size of vehicles
8
5
3
1

Vehicle parking
4
3
8
1

Pepper Street

Need for action:
High priority
Desirable
Unnecessary
Undesirable

Quantity of traffic
8
3
6
-

Speed of traffic
9
8
3
1

Size of vehicles
3
5
4
-

Vehicle parking
16
3
4
-

Village Road

Need for action:
High priority
Desirable
Unnecessary
Undesirable

Quantity of traffic
44
15
3
1

Speed of traffic
43
12
2
1

Size of vehicles
23
13
3
2

Vehicle parking
52
10
5
2

Quarry Lane

Need for action:
High priority
Desirable
Unnecessary
Undesirable
Quantity of traffic
9
4
2
-
Speed of traffic
5
4
1
1
Size of vehicles
4
3
3
1
Vehicle parking
10
7
-
1

3.   Traffic calming measures


Little Heath Road

Please tick your preferred methods:
1st choice
2nd
3rd
4th
No calming measures are required
1
-
-
1
More fixed signs
1
2
-
3
Vehicle actuated speed warning signs
4
4
2
1
Speed cushions (rectangular humps)
8
1
1
2
Restriction to one lane at 'pinch points'
5
3
2
-
Closure of road to through traffic
1
1
1
3

Birch Heath Lane

Please tick your preferred methods:
1st choice
2nd
3rd
4th
No calming measures are required
1
1
-
-
More fixed signs
1
-
2
1
Vehicle actuated speed warning signs
3
5
4
-
Speed cushions (rectangular humps)
6
-
2
2
Restriction to one lane at 'pinch points'
4
2
2
-
Closure of road to through traffic
1
1
-
3

Plough Lane

Please tick your preferred methods:
1st choice
2nd
3rd
4th
No calming measures are required
-
-
-
-
More fixed signs
1
-
1
2
Vehicle actuated speed warning signs
5
3
3
2
Speed cushions (rectangular humps)
3
6
1
-
Restriction to one lane at 'pinch points'
8
4
2
1
Closure of road to through traffic
1
1
2
-

Rowton Bridge Road

Please tick your preferred methods:
1st choice
2nd
3rd
4th
No calming measures are required
2
1
-
1
More fixed signs
1
1
1
-
Vehicle actuated speed warning signs
3
3
1
1
Speed cushions (rectangular humps)
2
3
3
1
Restriction to one lane at 'pinch points'
6
5
-
-
Closure of road to through traffic
5
-
2
-

Pepper Street

Please tick your preferred methods:
1st choice
2nd
3rd
4th
No calming measures are required
-
1
-
-
More fixed signs
1
3
2
1
Vehicle actuated speed warning signs
4
3
-
-
Speed cushions (rectangular humps)
5
2
3
2
Restriction to one lane at 'pinch points'
3
2
1
3
Closure of road to through traffic
2
-
1
-

Village Road

Please tick your preferred methods:
1st choice
2nd
3rd
4th
No calming measures are required
4
-
-
4
More fixed signs
4
1
2
3
Vehicle actuated speed warning signs
9
7
4
3
Speed cushions (rectangular humps)
17
5
2
3
Restriction to one lane at 'pinch points'
9
7
4
3
Closure of road to through traffic
6
1
1
3

Quarry Lane

Please tick your preferred methods:
1st choice
2nd
3rd
4th
No calming measures are required
1
-
-
-
More fixed signs
1
2
-
1
Vehicle actuated speed warning signs
1
-
2
-
Speed cushions (rectangular humps)
3
2
-
-
Restriction to one lane at 'pinch points'
3
1
1
-
Closure of road to through traffic
-
1
-
 -

4.   Parking in the village centre

Strongly
Agree
Agree

Have no view

Disagree

Strongly
Disagree

I need to be able to park to use village businesses and activities
11
13
15
17
18

I wish to drive more freely through the village centre
20
30
14
11
4

It is acceptable to park overnight in the village centre
11
25
23
13
11

I am concerned about the safety of pedestrians and cyclists
39
29
6
6
1

Parking interferes with access to residents' property
16
23
33
5
1

Parking should be controlled in the village centre
37
27
4
8
8

I would like to see all parking banned on Village Road
14
7
4
35
19

I would like to see a limited parking period during the day
22
21
9
17
11

Parking restrictions will only be observed if enforced
35
30
3
6
3
I would be prepared to contribute to the cost of
enforcement through the rates (See below)
10
25
6
15
21
Removing parking from Village Road would:
.... increase the speed of traffic through the village centre
39
31
5
10
-

.... make the village more attractive as a rat-run
39
28
5
8
-
Implementing parking restrictions would be worse than the present problems
16
17
10
33
7

Congestion after school leaving affects me seriously
17
20
16
22
7

Do nothing which would change the present village centre
14
15
4
26
11


Would you be in favour of employing enforcement officers paid for by an increase in the Parish precept portion
of rates for Christleton residents? (£1,000/yr is equivalent to £1.08/yr rate for a Band D house).
Nothing
£4,000/yr
£8,000/yr
More

23
17
7
7

5.   Possible alterations to the village centre.


Strongly
Agree
Agree

Have no view

Disagree

Strongly
Disagree

During discussions various suggestions have been made for alterations to the village centre. Would you be in favour of:

A one-way flow along Village Road:
...... from North (Littleton) to South (Rowton Bridge)
with contrary traffic diverted to Quarry Lane and Pepper St





4





12





7





34





32
...... from South to North
with contrary traffic diverted to where? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
1
3
14
33
29
Parking permitted between built-out bollards and traffic light control of through traffic
2
16
12
23
26

Creation of a 'shared space' by removal of all distinctions between footways and road
3
3
14
17
42

Laying distinctive paving or rumble strips/cobbles on the road
8
27
13
13
18

Blocking all through traffic with a pedestrianized area
4
7
8
30
29

Make no changes
10
10
3
20
13



6.   Parking in Birch Heath Lane

To what extent is your household affected by parking in Birch Heath Lane?


        Severely             Occasionally             Rarely                     Not
   inconvenienced     inconvenienced     inconvenienced         affected
              5                            13                         12                          47


What you think of these proposals:
Strongly
Agree
Agree

Have no view

Disagree

Strongly
Disagree

Ban parking near the Village Road junction (Double yellow lines)
23
15
6
10
10

Permit time limited parking near the Village Road junction
5
17
9
17
9

Employ officers to enforce parking restrictions
8
13
9
11
18

7.   Closure of a road to through traffic

During discussions it has been suggested that one or more roads in the village should be closed to motor vehicles

What do you think of this suggestion?
Strongly support
Support
Have no view
Oppose
Strongly oppose
10
10
16
37
20

8.   Quarry Lane/Plough Lane junction


What you think of these proposals:
Strongly
Agree
Agree

Have no view

Disagree

Strongly
Disagree

Narrow Rowton Bridge Road to one carriageway at the junction (with priority from Village Road) and provide a footpath

24

29

8

12

8

Square off the entry into Plough Lane
22
24
19
9
4

Direct unsuitable vehicles away from Rowton Bridge
48
27
10
4
2

9.   Parking near the High School

To what extent is your household affected by parking outside the High School?
Severely
Inconvenienced
Occasionally
Inconvenienced
Rarely
Inconvenienced
Not
affected



5
32
22
35


If money was to be raised by increasing the rates for Christleton households how much do you think it would 
be worth spending per year to reduce parking around the school? 
(£1,000/yr is equivalent to £1.08/yr rate increase for a Band D house)


Nothing
£1,000/yr
£3,000/yr
£10,000/yr
More



26
6
14
10
4


Thank you very much for helping with this survey.
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