Residents living on a rat run in Altrincham town centre say speeding traffic has turned their narrow street into a "death trap". They have petitioned council chiefs in a bid to get a 20mph limit imposed.
Groups of schoolchildren and toddlers being loaded into cars by parents with cars parked at the roadside on New Street are at risk, say the campaigners. The petition bearing 519 names appeared on the agenda at a meeting of Trafford council where, because of the volume of support, two residents were allowed to make impassioned pleas for the reduction of the current 30mph limit.
John-Paul Moberly, who has lived on the street for the last three years, said the "safety of those who live, work and go to school on or close to New Street depends on it". He said the types of vehicles using the road were large SUVs, fast sports cars and increasingly HGVs.
