Labour group leader Cllr Shaz Nawaz

Apparently, it was due to a “boy racer” losing control of his vehicle.

My colleague, Councillor Ferris, had to tweet the council in order to get them to clear up the mess.

This incident is one among many in our city; in my first column, I highlighted how a white Astra car, which had also been involved in an accident, was left in the middle of Bourges Boulevard for over a week.

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It’s rare that a week goes by and we don’t read in this newspaper about some traffic incident which has damaged property, people or even cost lives. Like many cities in our country, Peterborough has reached breaking point with its traffic problems.

Yet, given cuts to public transport, people are more reliant on the car to get around our city than ever.

Something has to give: the Park Ward team already works with local residents on Speedwatch initiatives. If you’d like to set-up Speedwatch in your area then please do get in touch.

Additionally, the council should help local residents set up co-operative transport services to reduce reliance on the automobile. Furthermore, we need to look at speed limits and how they are enforced, punished and rewarded.

A number of cities have adopted the motto, “Twenty’s Plenty”. This speed restriction exists in parts of Peterborough: the village of Thorney has a 20mph zone outside the Duke of Bedford school.