Measures to reduce the speed of traffic in Port St Mary will be discussed by the local authority.

A resident wrote highlighting traffic issues on Beach Road, where he lives.

He wrote the issues there and introducing a previously discussed village-wide 20mph limit should be considered as ’two completely different issues as a village wide speed limit will not secure the changes in the type of traffic and the speeds/volumes driving etc that we experience here on Beach Road. The vibration damage to our boundary wall is quite visible.’

Measures suggested to tackle traffic on Beach Road by the DoI and police include white lines down the side of the road, pinch points, use of smiley face cameras, caution and speed signs.

He wrote residents support the creation of home zones in estates off Beach Road with a traffic island for crossing to a new bus stop and shelter.

Commissioner Michelle Haywood referred to a study in Bristol on the economic impact of introducing 20mph speed limits.

It found a reduction in average traffic speeds led to millions of pounds of cost savings from having to deal with accidents.

’They saved something ridiculous like £8.5m â?¦ regarding the Department of Infrastructure saying there are no accidents therefore do nothing about it.

’There are cost savings when you significantly reduced speed, it proved there do not have to be a huge number of accidents.’

Rich Ashcroft said: ’I support the idea of people slowing down, but there’s a cost implication the DoI have to meet and at what level?’

Bernadette Williams asked: ’How many other letters (from residents in the area)? Why are we jumping the hoops on this one?’

Commissioners’ chairman Alan Grace added: ’Can we do anything? It’s not for us.’

Andy Phair said reducing speed was a ’good thing’, adding: ’Regarding the estates, they are cul de sacs anyway. We do not know residents’ support. We can canvas them and if there is support should look closely at it.’

Mr Grace supported measures used in some regeneration schemes such as traffic islands to reduce speed in the centre of the village.

Laurence Vaughan-Williams said: ’This is a matter of such importance we should have a full meeting when all the information is in our possession to discuss it in some detail. We should thank him for his letter and call a meeting.’

Mrs Williams said she would be interested to hear from other residents.

Mr Grace suggested holding a meeting within six weeks about the issue but Mr Phair said they should be doing it ’straight away’.

’We need to contact other residents,’ said Mrs Williams. ’It’s strange parents are not writing in.’

Rob Hurst asked if the men doing the bin round could put flyers through letter boxes in the area asking for comment.

’We do not know what we want to ask people, we have not had the first meeting,’ said Mr Vaughan-Williams.

Mrs Williams added: ’Are there issues with children playing out? Vibration damage for goodness sake, they bought a house on a road!’

The authority will contact residents and hold a meeting.