Monthly Traffic Data update for September 2026
The Vehicle Activated Signs (VAS) record all traffic movements either 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. The signs only count vehicles driving towards them.
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 September. 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 50mph on 05/09/2026 at 20:50pm.
- Fastest speeder – East Road 40 mph on 09/09/2026 at 01:50pm.
- Fastest speeder – Ladywell 50 mph on 05/09/2026 at 12:25pm.
- Speeds – Maximum vehicle speeds are lower in September than August. Not sure why.
- 21,942 less vehicles in September than August. Incredible. This is 647 less vehicles per day.
- Speed % up slightly in September on August. As volumes have gone down, perhaps this suggests it is locals that are speeding.
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 completed our Spring / Summer 2026 season.
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.
The summary shows the details of each of the 4 years I have been co-ordinating the activity. In total we have caught 86 drivers doing over 35 mph. This year we caught 18 or a speeding % of 1.22. This is broadly in line with previous years and the average. The number of vehicles passing us in an hour at 98.7 is slightly down on the total of 102.7 over the 4 years. This might be due to the mix of dates and session times as my belief is that overall volumes are up on previous years.
Well done guys and thank you.
Please help keep our roads safer by slowing down.
