Residents in Horsmonden are concerned about speeding drivers tearing through the village.

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To try and stop it, parish councils across Tunbridge Wells are being given thousands of pounds in funding for new traffic calming measures.  Gabriel Morris reports.

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00:00It's one of Kent's most picturesque villages, but instead of slowing down to take in the view,

00:06many drivers regularly exceed the 30 mile per hour limit in Horsemondon.

00:10The average on at least two of our approach roads, there is a consistent number of drivers

00:22who are around the 40, 45 miles an hour limit, where the limit is actually 30.

00:30All roads in the area seem to lead through Horsemondon, making it a common cut-through for drivers.

00:36Back in 2017, a delivery driver smashed into this building, missing a worker by just 15 minutes.

00:44And a year later, two cars collided on the very same junction.

00:50Locals say speeding is still a major problem, and you can see debris from a recent crash left by the roadside.

00:57I think unless there's significant changes, I think it's very likely that somebody,

01:02I think it's just been sheer luck and fortune that nobody's been seriously hurt up until now, or killed.

01:10The local MP visited the village to review current measures,

01:14and has pledged £25,000 for parishes across Tunbridge Wells to step up traffic calming.

01:20The junction behind me in Horsemondon is a great example.

01:24Actually, the problem that you have on this junction is one of visibility.

01:27So it's about warning drivers, you know, perhaps with red tarmac or with rumble strips,

01:31proper signage, that there is a dangerous junction up ahead of them.

01:34And that's what this programme is about.

01:36It's about improving and making changes where we can to make villages safer.

01:40A consultation runs until the end of September,

01:44and councillors want as many views as possible from the parishes.

01:47Gabriel Morris for KNTV News in Horsemondon.

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