Bell Closd/ Ronald Rd Junction, HP9, Beaconsfield
Sent to Buckinghamshire Council 1 hour, 56 minutes later. FixMyStreet ref: 6817209.
Nature of the Problem 1. Vehicles are consistently parked within 10 metres of the junction, in violation of Rule 243 of the Highway Code, which prohibits parking within 10 metres of a junction to maintain clear visibility and safe access. 2. The lack of visibility for drivers attempting to merge from Bell Close onto Ronald Road creates a dangerous situation, particularly during peak traffic hours.
The blocked view forces drivers to edge dangerously into the road to check for oncoming traffic, increasing the risk of collisions. Pedestrians, especially children and those with mobility issues, are also put at risk when attempting to cross the junction due to reduced visibility.
Request for Action: To address this issue, I kindly request the following: 1. Immediate Enforcement: • Regular patrols or ticketing for vehicles parked in violation of the 10-metre rule at this junction. 2. Permanent Measures: • Consideration of installing double yellow lines on both sides of the junction to deter illegal and unsafe parking. Yellow Line request was done on council’s website (my ref. num is 11682073). My neighbours have been reporting this junction as well multiple times, as we all had very dangerous situations at this junction.
I have attached photographs illustrating the parking conditions and their impact on visibility and safety.
I appreciate your attention to this matter and kindly ask for an update on how you plan to address this concern. Please do not hesitate to contact me at skoraoksana@gmail.com or 07491313030 should you need further details or clarification.
Thank you for your time and prompt attention to this urgent matter.
Updates
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This has been passed to the Highway Officer to investigate, they will carry out an inspection within the next 10 working days.
All our roads are subject to safety inspections, and this includes identifying any markings that are badly damaged or degraded so we may already be aware of this issue and have raised a job to have them refreshed if this is the case we will update you that it is a duplicate job/enquiry.
If we were not aware of this issue, we will update you on what action will be taken, this may include adding the road markings to a package of works to be carried out at a later date.
Please note, the ambient temperature drops, and the air becomes much more humid during the winter months and materials won’t bond with the surface when it’s wet, defeating the purpose of applying them at all. Adding markings to a wet surface will essentially mean they become diluted. The moisture present on the road and also in the air will affect the finished quality of the markings, impacting their appearance and longevity, for this reason we only refresh road markings during winter months if there is a specific safety issue.
There may also be occasions when the issue reported will not be repaired as it has been classified as a minor defect and does not pose any risk to either the safety or the integrity of the highway, these are called minimum recording levels as specified in our Highways Safety Inspection Policy in these cases no action will be taken.
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Update
We have reviewed the issue reported and have amended the category; this will ensure your report is directed to the most appropriate team at the council.
This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.