Please may we see the traffic order for the installation of humps in Bovemoors Lane, the date they were installed and the reason for their installation. Also has there been a law passed to stop parking on said humps even if there is parking bays marked across them. We would like to see a copy of the law which suggests that these humps can be used as a raised crossing.
Traffic calming features such as road humps do not require a Traffic Regulation Order. However, the are noticed prior to installation. The road humps in Bovemoors Lane were installed in the 1990s and we no longer have the notices of installation.
The primary purpose of a road hump is for the slowing down of traffic along a length of road. An additional purpose is to provide a crossing point when the hump is the full width of the road and level to the footway. However, where a parking bay is marked across the road hump then parking is permitted.
Legislation and Guidance
Parking at location where the carriageway is specifically raised or lowered so pedestrians can cross is in Section 86 and Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 which gives all local authorities in England with civil parking enforcement powers the ability to take action when a vehicle is parked alongside a dropped kerb in a Special Enforcement Area (that is, an area where parking is, in all other instances, permitted).
The Highway Code rule 243 advises drivers that ‘Except when forced to do so by stationary traffic, DO NOT stop or park:
- * where the kerb has been lowered to help wheelchair users and powered mobility vehicles, or where it would obstruct cyclists
- * in front of an entrance to a property
The regulations covering the installation of road humps is The Highways (Road Humps) Regulations 1999 and The Highways (Traffic Calming) Regulations 1999 and the guidance for road humps as either formal or informal pedestrian crossings is in section 2.7.6 of the Local Transport Note 1/07 Traffic Calming