Working Together for Safer Roads
Practical improvements, greater awareness and constructive suggestions that can help everyone who uses Coursing Batch.
Please help us make Coursing Batch safer
We have asked Somerset Council, Highways, the police, local councillors, businesses, residents and road users to work with us to explore practical improvements.
There may not be one single solution, but one message consistently comes through:
When drivers travel at or close to the 20 mph limit, the whole character of the road changes. Drivers have more time to react, pedestrians and cyclists feel safer, residents experience less noise and everyone benefits from a calmer, more predictable journey.
Every journey makes a difference
Most drivers will honestly agree that accelerating quickly between traffic lights, sharp bends and other road hazards rarely saves any meaningful time.
In reality, it often means reaching the next queue or set of traffic lights only a few seconds earlier. Easing off the accelerator through the residential section can make those same few seconds far more valuable to everyone around you.
A few seconds gained
You may reach the next queue, bend or traffic light marginally sooner.
A lasting difference
Residents feel safer, drivers gain reaction time, pedestrians and cyclists feel more confident, and the road becomes calmer for everyone.
Ideas being encouraged
We welcome constructive, evidence-based suggestions and recognise that every proposal must be considered carefully by the appropriate authorities.
Clearer awareness
Improved gateways, refreshed road markings, visible 20 mph reminders and well-positioned speed awareness signs.
Better information
Continued traffic monitoring, transparent survey results and regular updates for residents, businesses and road users.
Safer road design
Consideration of practical measures that improve visibility, protect narrow pavements and encourage appropriate speeds.
Business partnership
Working with fleet operators, delivery companies, traders, farms and employers whose staff regularly use the route.
Community awareness
Positive reminders that explain why the speed limit matters without creating hostility between road users.
Ongoing cooperation
Residents, drivers, the council, Highways and the police sharing ideas and reviewing progress together.
Have a constructive suggestion?
Good ideas often begin with people who know the road well. We welcome suggestions from residents, professional drivers, commuters, businesses and visitors.
Not every idea will be possible, but every respectful contribution can help improve the conversation.
Send us your suggestionWhat everyone can do today
- Respect the existing 20 mph limit.
- Ease off the accelerator before the residential section.
- Expect pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles emerging from driveways.
- Avoid harsh acceleration towards the next queue or bend.
- Be patient and help make every journey safer.
Every journey through Coursing Batch is an opportunity to make someone else's day a little safer.
Working together. Driving considerately. Arriving safely.