The town's Transport and Town Centre Group has written a letter to the East Riding of Yorkshire Council calling for the A1041 road between Snaith and East Cowick to be made safer.

The group, which has been campaigning for four years, fears someone could get killed and wants the limit reduced to 40mph.

Chairman Graham Hulme said: "We want to make sure it's as safe as possible because at the moment it's a bit of a race track.

"The speed limit is 60mph but a lot of people go faster – up to 70mph.
"There's a cycleway alongside the road but about halfway between there's a crossing, which is also on a bend."

He added: "Children do go to school on their bikes along there, and our main concern is the crossing."

An earlier campaign to reduce part of a road in East Cowick to 30mph was successful.

Snaith and Cowick Town Council has also been in touch with the ERYC to call for a lower speed limit on the A1041 road.

The Goddards residential home for adults with learning disabilities in West Cowick has also expressed concern about the high speed road, which their users have to cross.


Outside the home, the national speed limit is in place, but it changes about 100 yards towards Snaith where it turns into a 30mph zone.

Manager and owner Jayne Womersley said: "We aim to promote the adults that live here to be as individual and independent as possible, and there are a couple who look to access the library or go to the paper shop.

"But in terms of crossing the road, it makes it more confusing because cars going slow will enter the national speed limit and rapidly increase their speed."

Jayne, pictured with residents Anna Thornham and Paul Bollingham, added: "One staff member nearly got run over when crossing the road the other day, and it's also on a slight bend, which makes it worse."