Road Safety

Traffic Schemes

Width restrictions

Width restriction are a self enforcing means of restricting access for large vehicles. Posts or bollards are placed in the road about 2.1 metres (7 feet) apart, such that vehicles wider than this cannot pass between them.

There must be an alternative route available for large vehicles such as refuse collection vehicles and this sometimes limits their application in residential areas.

Sometimes a gate is provided for use of fire engines and other emergency vehicles. The gate is kept locked but emergency vehicles carry keys.

Many residents mistakenly ask for width restrictions to be introduced as a means of slowing down traffic. Width restrictions do not, and are not intended to, reduce traffic speed.