Brendan McKeown
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Speed Indicator Devices
A new Speed Indicator Device (SID) has been installed on the approach into Hixon at New Road. The device displays the speed of vehicles as they enter the 30mph zone. Speeding drivers are advised to slow down from a distance of 100m. Drivers obeying the instruction are rewarded with a “Thank You.”
The SID will be moved around the village at monthly intervals to locations in Church Lane, Church Road and Lea Road. The SID, solar panels, support poles and installation were paid for by Hixon Parish Council for a total cost of £4,200.
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Making Hixon’s road safer
Hixon Parish Council is to install a Speed Indicator Devices SIDs) at four key locations in the village. The four locations are New Road (opposite entrance to Steel Service Centre), Church Lane (near St. Peter’s School), Lea Road (between Ashlands and Swansmoor Drive and Church Road (on public open space).
Each location will have a 3 metre high pole with a solar panel at the top. A Speed Indicator Device will be installed for two or three weeks at a time before being moved to one of the other three sites.
SIDs flash up the speed of approaching vehicles with a message. Vehicle travelling within 30mph limit will flash a ‘Thank you’ message. Drivers driving over 30mph will get a message to ‘Slow Down.’
It is hoped the devices will be in place before the end of March.