Kildare drivers to blame for speeding - not the absence of signs or ramps
'It's up to the gardaí to tackle it' says Kildare County Council
Driver behaviour is being blamed for speeding in a residential area, according to Kildare County Council.
A request for a survey to establish if speed signs and ramps are needed at Maudlins Avenue was made by Cllr Ger Dunne.
He told a Naas Municipal District meeting that “there appears to be an issue with speed, the amount of speed limit signs and the amount of speed ramps.”
Another councillor, Anne Breen, asked KCC to take action to reduce the noise created by passing road traffic and she suggested “upgrading the road surface to a smooth low noise tarmac.”
Cllr Breen described the existing surface as “rigid concrete” and this coupled with a lack of speed control signs and traffic calming measures “is creating serious concerns for local residents.”
However KCC says the route is approximately 580 metres in length from the junction with a speed limit of 50km/h and the road has a rigid surface including four ramps to reduce the speed.
The council also said the “issue appears to be driver behaviour and is therefore, a matter for An Garda Siochána.”
KCC also said the road is in reasonable condition (and) no funding is allocated at the moment.
It also said that due to limited resources, it is not possible to change the existing rigid surface to a bitumen surface.