Local residents have been calling for some time for a 20 mph speed limit to be imposed on the centre of the village.
Currently HCC Road Safety Policy does not permit 20 mph restrictions on A or B roads in rural areas.
Speaking in support of the petition, Herts Lib Dem County Councillor for Tring, Nick Hollinghurst, proposed a motion asking the county council to review their current inflexible policy, with a view to permit 20 mph restrictions to be introduced on main roads in rural areas such as Northchurch High Street and the A4251. This motion was passed unanimously.
Had anyone been half-way across the road at that point, they would have had no chance.”