Calls for 20mph speed limit and cameras denied

A CONCERNED Coventry councillor has urged highways officers to keep monitoring traffic issues around Tile Hill, after he was informed that problem roads in the area did not meet the criteria for the installation of speed cameras or for the introduction of a 20mph limit.

- By DAVID LAWRENCE

Cllr Abdul Jobbar met with officers and the cabinet member for city services to speak on behalf of the 76 residents who had signed a petition calling for action. The petition stated: "Because speed limits are impossible to enforce, we believe the only action to reduce traffic speed is by use of average speed cameras.