Monthly Traffic Data update for August 2026
The Vehicle Activated Signs (VAS) record all traffic movements in and out of our village. There are three signs located at Moor Road, East Road and Ladywell. On a monthly basis, the data from these signs is downloaded and a detailed summary produced. This shows the number of vehicles coming into (inbound) or out of the village (outbound) passed these 3 signs, the number per day on average, the number of vehicles speeding and that number as a % of the total.
Please see the summary below which shows the number of vehicles that have left the village via the 3 roads covered by the signs in the month of August. It then shows the average per day, the number of vehicles that exceed 30mph on each road and that number as a % of the total.
Please also see the brief summary bullet points below.
| Fastest speeder – Moor Road 60mph on 08/08/2026 at 05:50am. | |||||||||
| Fastest speeder – East Road 40 mph on 03/08/2026 at 22:30pm. | |||||||||
| Fastest speeder – Ladywell 60 mph on 25/08/2026 at 21:10pm. | |||||||||
| Speeds – All 3 roads have high maximum speeds. 60 mph again on both Ladywell and Moor Road. | |||||||||
| Over 20,000 more vehicles in August than July. Can this be true? | |||||||||
| Speed % down in August on July. Is this because at times cars were nose to tail? | |||||||||
If you have any questions on this data, please contact Andrew Wilson on Wilsonlymm1961@btinternet.com or the Parish Council Clerk at melsonbyp8@gmail.com.
Are traffic calming measures needed? Please let me have your thoughts by e-mailing me on Wilsonlymm1961@btinternet.com
Speed Watch – Melsonby Community team
The Melsonby Community Speed Watch team are coming to the end of our Spring / Summer 2026 season. If the weather holds, we may do a couple of extra sessions into October.
If you are interested in volunteering from April 2027 and can spare 1 or 2 hours per month, please contact Andrew Wilson, the speed watch coordinator at Wilsonlymm1961@btinternet.com.
Details of the speed watch sessions from 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 are outlined below.
This shows volumes of vehicles counted in an hourly session are on average 98.8 over the 10 sessions to date this year. This is slightly below previous years but at odds with the volume of vehicles counted by the 3 VA Signs. The % of speeders however is down on previous years which a positive sign for the volunteers.
Well done guys and thank you.
Please help keep our roads safer by slowing down.
Melsonby Parish Council 