Angus councillors will today consider reducing the speed limit of a B road that runs through Craigton of Monikie after a community campaign.
A petition to change the speed limit of the B961 road which runs through the village from 60mph to 30mph was signed by 270 people, including members of every household.
Campaigners have previously stated that having a 60mph limit on a road that runs past Monikie Primary was “an accident waiting to happen”.
The speed limit of the road was last assessed by Angus Council in 2008 when it was judged that Craigton of Monikie did not meet the national criteria to have the usual village speed limit of 30mph.
The national advice is that there should be 20 or more houses facing the road, a density of three houses every 100m and a minimum settlement length of 600 metres for a 30mph limit.
In a report to councillors, Ian Cochrane, the council’s head of technical and property services, stated that although Craigton of Monikie had a settlement length of 700m, only eight properties faced on to the road and it did not meet the density requirement for the lower limit.
The report states there have been no reported accidents in the last 10 years that have resulted in injury and there have been four damage-only accidents in the past decade. It adds that a car park to the west of the school provides a safe means of dropping off and picking up pupils from the school without them going on to the B961.
Speed surveys carried out in 2013 and 2014 show that traffic goes through the village with an average speed of 35.5mph and that 85% of vehicles are travelling at or less than 43.7mph.
Mr Cochrane added: “In accordance with the Angus Council Speed Limit Strategy 2008 definition of a village, Craigton of Monikie does not fully meet the criteria.
“There is a need to ensure a consistent approach to speed limits across the country so that drivers understand the need for appropriately reduced speed in areas where there is a clear risk.
“Given the speed data collated for Craigton of Monikie, vehicles are driving with appropriate speed through the settlement and it is considered that if a reduced 30mph speed limit were introduced there is a risk that speeds would remain similar to those recorded in the speed surveys,” Mr Cochrane added.
It is expected that people from the village campaign will address the committee with their views at the meeting.
They have previously raised concerns for the safety of children crossing the road.
The introduction of the speed limit through the village would cost approximately £4,000.