A WHEELCHAIR user from Radcliffe claims that someone will be killed unless Bury Council introduces traffic calming measures on his road.

Mr Peter James-Robinson, who lives on Salisbury Road, Radcliffe, says the road is often gridlocked by drivers looking to avoid speed humps on Turks Road.

Now traffic bosses are set to look into the problem.

Mr James-Robinson said: "There is an accident waiting to happen with the schoolchildren being on holiday at the moment. They are out playing and crossing the road all the time."

And he continued: "Some of these drivers are real lunatics and that's putting it mildly. About a year ago a lorry driver missed me by inches. It was as if he was aiming for me. l waved my stick at him but he cleared off.

"These drivers are idiots. They are taking advantage of the lack of speed humps and are actually going faster than they normally would. "They complain that speed humps wreck their suspension, but if they went over them at a reasonable speed there would be no problem."

He has called for speed humps on the road, and locals are organising a petition to highlight their anger. Bury Council are set to take action.

And he claims six people have moved out of the street in the last 14 months because of the situation there and on Moss Shaw Way.

Mr James-Robinson said: "The council need to take responsibility for the traffic before someone is killed. That is what we pay them for."

He is also concerned because drivers in a nearby road are parking on the pavement to ensure that the highway is unobstructed.

Bury Council's borough engineer Mr Mike Cannon said consultants were currently being appointed to look at potential road safety schemes across the area, including Salisbury Road.

"We will be drawing up proposals for the area and discussing them with local residents within the next three months," he said.

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