How the sign the sign is funded
Following the Aecom / Hounster Hill Feasibility Study (funded by the Parish Council), Cornwall Council agreed to cover the costs of the for the Vehicle Activation Sign
How it works
The Vehicle Activiation Sign (VAS) will should pick up vehicles as they approach the yellow box, in Dodbrook See image 1, to go around the corner, by Bar Tusker and up Hounster Hill.
Sensors will trigger (from the point in the image 2 shown below) any vehicles coming down hill . The sensors are set (if a vehicles are trying to go up the hill at the same time)
Image 1
There is a uni-directional sensor within the narrow section, which will pick up vehicles travelling east/down the hill only. Sensors will trigger (from the point in the image 2 shown below) if a vehicles are trying to go up the hill at the same time.
Image 2
The sensors will only work if vehicles are driving down the hill.
The sign timer restarts for each vehicle triggering the sensor.
The angle has been set as wide as the road.
The height of the sign complies with Highway standards.
During the meeting the engineer agreed to adjust the timing so that that sign activated for longer (increased to 7 -8 seconds)
How to report any issues / defects
Use the link below to report on Cornwall Council’s website.
It’s not able to be seen when coming out of West street ,because it is facing towards dodbrook, so those cars from west street will still go through and meet the ones coming down the hill ???
Traffic lights would be so much better!
Hello Hayley, Thank you for your feedback. The post is for information only (the scheme has been funded by Cornwall Council) There has previously been consultation carried by both Millbrook Parish Council and Cormac. Details of Vehicle Activation Scheme were published in Parish Council newsletter. Due to vehicles congestion and offer additional traffic conflicts it was considered traffic Lights were not viable option. For further information see pages 66/67 – https://millbrook-pc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/AI11-0384-Millbrook-Feasibility-Study-Report-P03-1.pdf