Speed limits of 20mph in Bishopthorpe will be kept in place following a trial, and the same restriction could be rolled out to other villages.
The Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) which lowered speeds across the village near York from June 2024 is set to be made permanent with some alterations.
Council transport lead Cllr Kate Ravilious said more needed to be done to cut speeds on approaches to the village, with a top speed of almost 100mph recorded on one.
Bishopthorpe ward councillor Cllr Michael Nicholls said he backed keeping 20mph limits, looking at traffic calming measures and putting in staggered speed changes buffers to allow vehicles to slow down.
A transport meeting yesterday (Tuesday) heard the council was now set to look at a trial in Dunnington where residents have also called for lower speed limits.
Requests have also been lodged for 20mph limits in Askham Richard, Copmanthorpe and Poppleton.
Cllr Ravilious told Tuesday’s meeting that the authority was aware of a strong desire to lower speed limits among residents in those villages and it was working through their requests.
A total of 42 people have told the council they support the changes in Bishopthorpe, saying they feel they have made the village safer for pedestrians and cyclists.
One said their four-year-old child was hit by a car in the village but they were unhurt because the vehicle was travelling at a reduced speed.
Objections to the 20mph limits numbered 35, with some saying there was not an issue with speeding in the village.
Others said drivers were failing to comply with lower limits and were continuing to travel through the village at 30mph and overtaking drivers following the new rules.
Cllr Nicholls also conducted a survey which garnered 316 responses, with 138 saying they wanted to keep the limits and 101 supporting a return to previous restrictions.
A further 77 said they backed keeping the new limits with amendments.
Concerns remain
The meeting heard concerns about speeding along approaches to the village remained, with a top speed of 96mph recorded on Sim Balk Lane southbound in September 2024.
An eight-day survey recorded a top speed of 62mph along the same route last May.
The May survey also recorded top speeds of almost 75mph in Bishopthorpe Road southbound and almost 62mph in Appleton Road in the same direction.
Tuesday’s decision kept 20mph limits in place in a reduced area while the council looks at measures it could take on Appleton Road, Bishopthorpe Road and Sim Balk Lane.
Plans for measures potentially including physical management and buffer zones would be drawn up and considered at a later date.
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority cash would be used to fund them if the council decides to progress.
The council would aim to put 20mph limits in back in place in all areas covered by the ETRO once the issues have been worked through.
Cllr Ravilious said keeping 20mph limits in place were in line with evidence showing they made roads safer.
The executive member said: “There’s strong support to retain 20mph limits in Bishopthorpe but we recognise compliance isn’t as good as it might be on three roads.
“On the approach roads some of the speeding data is terrifying.
“I’d like to assure communities that we’re working through other requests and we’re serious about road safety.”
