Councillor Donald Reid says he’s been unable to persuade council officials to introduce 20mph zones in the Corsehill/Moncur areas, blaming regulation changes and a reluctance on police to enforce.

The Kilwinning councillor said: “Sadly I have to report I am unable to persuade council officials to introduce 20 zones in the Corsehill/Moncur Road areas.

“This is due to recent regulation changes and a reluctance by Police Scotland to adopt widespread speed limits due to the lack of resource to enforce. 

Council officers told the councillor: “Scottish Government has updated its guidance in respect of 20mph restrictions setting out good practice. This document states that 20 mph advisory signs should no longer be introduced although existing limits can be retained. Any further 20mph zones should be implemented through a TRO, although the Police (with the exception of those in place at schools) will not routinely enforce these controls. Further guidance is provided on the appropriateness of 20 mph and other measures that should be considered.”

Councillor Reid said: “On Redstone Avenue I had concerns raised about speeding and the road surface. I have persuaded officers to include the whole road for resurfacing in the coming year and had requested a traffic cushion be introduced to slow traffic to add to the reply re the 20 mph. The calming has not received support yet but I’m still on the case.”

He said the officer’s reply was: “Commercial Services (Roads) utilises an assessment framework to investigate and prioritise the many requests that are received for traffic calming treatment. This is done in order to achieve the greatest road safety benefits from the limited resources and budgets available to the council. The accident statistics for this location have been checked and I can confirm that there has been no record of any injury incidents within the area over the past 10 years.”