RESIDENTS are being surveyed to find out their views on traffic calming measures potentially being introduced in Gifford.

Complaints about speeding on three roads in and out of the village have been raised at community meetings over a number of months.

Concerns about speeding on Haddington Road, Duns Road and Edinburgh Road have been passed on to both police and East Lothian Council.

Research from a traffic speed monitoring survey found that three quarters of drivers were travelling at between 30 miles per hour (mph) and 45 mph – the speed limit being 30mph.

Now, the community council is looking to find out the village’s feelings on potential measures being taken to slow vehicles down.

Speaking last Friday morning, Joanne Allen, vice-chairwoman of the village’s community council, said: “We are hand-delivering questionnaires through the doors.

“We will have questionnaires going out this weekend and we are asking people to return them to Hogg’s the newsagent.

“We will also be posting them online and I think on the village’s website as well.

“There are a few options there for people.

“We will be doing outlying houses but there are quite a few tucked away and I think we will be delivering about 400 questionnaires.”

Results need to be in by next Saturday (July 29), with feedback possibly given at the group’s next meeting on August 14.

The vice-chairwoman said: “We are keeping it very simple at the moment.

“What we really need to be able to do is demonstrate whether people are in favour of speed-reducing measures on the three roads.

“We have spoken to the council about the possibility of putting in speed-reducing measures and roughly where they will be.

“Each of the three roads has different issues and we need to take advice to see if people are in favour of changes.”

Speed tables – like that outside Haddington’s skate park on Whittingehame Drive – are one measure that could be considered but other options are being looked at as well.

Discussions would also have to take place with statutory bodies – such as the emergency services and East Lothian Council – before any further moves were made.

The community could also have to help raise funds for any changes, with the local authority budget unlikely to stretch to cover all the costs.