Review of SAM2 data
The SAM2 speed sign has now been in two locations in Fincham
- Rectory layby 5th October 2017 to 9th November 2017
- Church layby 7th December 2017 to 4th January 2018
During the time that the sign was placed in the Rectory layby there were two occasions where there were temporary traffic lights [Anglian Water], the first being to the West of the sign and the second to the East. This resulted in some cars being recorded as travelling at less than 10 mph because of the queuing traffic.
Additionally, the period that the SAM2 was in the church layby could be considered as atypical because it included the Christmas holiday period when many people were not travelling to work and school.
Table 1: Summary of vehicle counts
| Location | Direction | |||
| From East | From West | Total | ||
| Rectory layby | Total | 82,130 | 51,873 | 134,003 |
| Average/Day | 3,884 | 3,689 | 7,573 | |
| Church layby | Total | 34,297 | 49,894 | 84,191 |
| Average/Day | 2,418 | 3,550 | 5,968 | |
The volume of traffic passing though the village throughout the day, shows that there are peak times associated with the morning and evening rush hours when more vehicles are reported . From the West the peak traffic flow is between 7 and 9 am, when people are travelling to work and from the East, the peak traffic flow is between 5 and 7 pm. There were fewer vehicles reported at the weekends. Traffic volume is also affected by closure of other major roads such as the A47, which may explain why 600 cars passed through between 5 and 6 pm on a Saturday afternoon in October.
Table 2: Summary of speeding vehicle counts
| Location | Direction | |||
| From East | From West | Total | ||
| Rectory layby | Total | 82,130 | 51,873 | 134,003 |
| 35 – 54 mph | 6,278 (7.64%) | 4,395 (8.47%) | 10,673 (7.96%) | |
| ≥55 mph | 52 (0.06%) | 68 (0.13%) | 120 (0.09%) | |
| Church layby | Total | 34,297 | 49,894 | 84,191 |
| 35 – 54 mph | 1,774 (5.08%) | 2,826 (5.66%) | 4,570 (5.43%) | |
| ≥55 mph | 73 (0.21%) | 8 (0.02%) | 81 (0.10%) | |
The majority of cars travelling through the village are therefore travelling at speeds of 34 mph or less, although at least 5% of cars are speeding.
Alarmingly, the maximum speed recorded at both sites was 95 – < 99 mph, and whilst it might be assumed that speeding in excess of 35 mph occurs mostly at night, the summary tables showing the times at which speeders were recorded demonstrates that the majority of speeding occurred during the day. Emergency vehicles – paramedics, police cars often whizz through the village, and it is possible that they are travelling in excess of 55 mph.
Please click on the links below to see further information on the data recorded:
