Residents of Wigman Road in Nottingham have criticised a newly installed speed bump that only covers half the road, calling it 'pointless' and 'dangerous'. The traffic calming measure, part of a multi-million pound initiative, has led to drivers swerving around it, creating potential hazards.
Local resident Betsey Degraft-Johnson, 49, said: 'The speed hump couldn’t be in a worse place. It’s only across half the road so people are obviously going to try and swerve to avoid it but that’s dangerous too. I’ve never seen half a speed bump before. It’s completely pointless.'
Jamie Nicholls, 25, added: 'It’s actually more dangerous now because cars come speeding down the road and swerve into the left hand lane to avoid the bump. It’s only a matter of time before someone loses control.'
Nottingham City Council, which installed the hump, said it was initially placed across half the road due to parking bays. A spokesperson stated: 'We’re keeping the situation under review and if it’s clear that bays aren’t being used frequently and drivers are avoiding the speed hump as a result, we’ll investigate the potential to extend it full width of the road.'
The speed bump was funded by the government's Transforming Cities Fund, a £2.45 billion taxpayer-funded initiative to improve transport links in English cities.
