Roadworks

The Highways Department project on Hathersage Road goes on....and on. The cost must be astronomic. Is it really envisaged that this will make the road safer? I've already expressed my view that any 'improvement' to the road is most likely to influence drivers to go faster and that's the last thing we need. In the duration of these roadworks so far the whole stretch has been slowed down because of traffic lights and this has significantly calmed the road and made it more pleasurable to drive along. Waiting at the lights might even have persuaded some people to look around them at the scenery. Can we not learn from this? So-called 'road improvement' is not what we should be doing. Reducing speeds and making people wait is the answer. This is why this blog supports a reduction to 40 mph, cattle grids at intervals and removing walls to allow all animals to wander at will. Oh, and speed cameras set to catch anyone driving 1 mph over the limit. This is a National Park not a racing track. Anyone wishing to drive recklessly should contribute to a fund for the purchase of a purpose built track well away from where the rest of us go.