article_snippet: Residents in North Stifford, Essex claim it is a 'hazard'
article_snippet: Miss Taylor added: 'I understand why we need bus lanes and I think People living near to road are a good idea normally
article_snippet: so I assume the highways bosses think It is slowing cars down
article_snippet: but it's on a 30mph stretch of road here
article_snippet: so it's not as if motorists are driving fast along here. '
article_snippet: A Thurrock Council spokesman said: 'At the time the lane was put in – in 2007 – the North Stifford village was suffering from HGVs using High Road as a short cut to and from the nearby A13 and especially when the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge and M25 southbound was jammed. '
article_snippet: High Road had and still has safety speed restricting tables across the road width and High Road also has a number of aging houses close to High Road, this lead to residents suffering noise, dirt and major vibration problems. '
article_snippet: The installation of a bus gate of this type has effectively reduced HGV traffic while still allowing public transport access to and through the village. '