Councillor Goronwy Edwards has said today that there were health and safety issues over the number of horses,cyclists,walkers and riders on Sychnant Pass Road. He also said" It's something the authorities needs to look at" But I won't hold my breath as they are so hell bent on cutting costs, it will take a human death for them to do anything. In the not to distant future when they start the major roadworks on the A55 everyone will use the Sychnant Pass Road to avoid the queues.
Public meeting called over Conwy road after horse dies in collision.
The meeting, called by cllr Sara Allardice, will take place from 5.30pm on Monday, October 10 at Conwy Guild Hall.It follows a collision between a horse and a car near the Sychnant Pass Hotel on September 28, after which the horse died.
Cllr Allardice said: The aim of the meeting is to gain some clarity as to the safety of the Sychnant Pass. This follows the death of Gillian Singleton's horse, Digby, with Gillian herself narrowly escaping serious injury.
"We have been contacted my many residents who are concerned about the speed and the manner in which drivers use the Sychnant Pass.
"We hope to gather a clearer picture of the road's safety status by hearing the experiences of regular users of the road.
"We hope that this people-centric approach will help to build a fuller picture of the road's safety.
"Currently, any improvement of safety measures would tend to follow as a consequence of data collected by NW Police which is passed on the Conwy County Borough Council's Highways department.
"Such data however, does not include near-misses and therefore runs the risk of under-estimating safety levels."
After the incident on September 28 Rhian McFadden, of Llechan Farm, said: "There's a national speed limit sign on that road and every day I have so many near misses. There needs to be something done about the traffic.
"We're afraid to come out of our yards but we shouldn't be - and they want to build 100 houses on there? We're on a knife edge as it is.” ref Pioneer