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TRANSPORT, PARKING AND TRAFFIC
TABLE 5: Number of vehicles
| No. of vehicles/ household | No. of households | Percentage (%) |
| 0 | 17 | 14 |
| 1 | 59 | 50 |
| 2 | 32 | 27 |
| 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 119 | 100 |
Of the 119 households that responded there are 149 cars/vans and 12 motorbikes. According to the questionnaire results only 15 cars park on the road, with a further 6 cars using a public car park. 74 vehicles park ‘off the road’.
66 vehicles commute outside the parish, where 37 households take one car, 13 households take two cars and one household has 3 cars that commute.
70% of respondents (148 people) felt that there is a need for a new car park. 13% had no opinion on the parking issue.
The most popular suggested sites were:
- Gravel area opposite the campsite
- Top of the field behind the bus stop (Oakey)
There were also many other suggestions
61% of respondents would like to see some kind of traffic calming, whilst the remaining 39% would not. Of those who wanted traffic calming measures the following options were favoured:
TABLE 6: Traffic Calming
| Options | Respondents | Percentage (%) |
| 30 mph | 57 | 29 |
| Humps | 37 | 19 |
| Stripes/rumble strips | 30 | 15 |
| Yellow lines | 35 | 18 |
| None | 78 | 39 |
| Other | 14 | 7 |
"Special concessions for cars should NOT be made
e.g. no lines, signs or loss of green field sites for car parking. The current congestion will control the traffic problem."
"Make holiday traffic park on the gravel area."
"Some form of deterrent (e.g. wheel clamping) for people parking their cars in passing bays (especially near the church gate)."
"The parking problem in Slapton should be left well alone. So far people usually manage to slot in some- where. The introduction of yellow lines will cause un-neighbourly flare-ups and arguing over those on-road spaces available."
"It is vital that we have a car park for visitors as near to the Post Office, Church and the Tower as possible. If a small area of the field behind the bus shelter could be obtained it would greatly enhance the facilities in the village."
"People drive too fast through the village - can’t they use their common sense and slow down."
ACTION NEEDED: Group to be formed to discuss methods of traffic calming, etc., in liaison with the local police and Devon County Council Highways Department.
TABLE 7: Use of Public Transport - Purpose and Frequency
| Why used? | Often | Occasionally | Never |
| Travel to work | 5 | 8 | 124 |
| Shopping | 14 | 37 | 104 |
| Medical visits | 8 | 15 | 119 |
| Social and leisure | 14 | 29 | 107 |
| Other | 4 | 6 | 38 |
The largest usage of the bus service is for occasional shopping trips.
The most needed improvement to the service would be to the timetable 83 (81%), then a change/addition to routes 58 (56%), then reliability 40 (39%).
Three households have children who cannot attend after-school activities due to the lack of public transport.
40 people have offered to provide a voluntary transport service.
"On behalf of those without cars, a more frequent public bus service to the village is essential, i.e. at least four a day throughout the year."
"Please provide a direct bus service to Totnes."
"The Kingsbridge run should be later (midnight/ post club or pub) dropping people into the village."
"More frequent buses - if they went hand in hand with reasonable fare also to help get people to use buses instead of cars."
ACTION NEEDED: Many of the comments concerning the bus service will be passed on to the appropriate authority. A group should be formed to co-ordinate voluntary transport service and/or car share options.
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