{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/782597.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":782597,"attributes":{"action":"Reduce the Speed Limit and Improve Road Safety on the A689 in Carlisle","background":"Take urgent action to make the A689 between Houghton and Kingstown roundabout safer. Review and extend the 40mph speed limit, address the dangerous lay-by on the blind brow, and introduce a safer central turning facility at the Harker cut-through. Act now before another life is lost.","additional_details":"We call for urgent road safety action on the A689 between Houghton and the Kingstown/Junction 44 roundabout near Carlisle. There have been 4–5 collisions in recent months, including serious incidents requiring hospital treatment, plus dangerous near misses. We ask for an urgent speed-limit review, extension of the 40mph limit to the roundabout, and a safer central turning facility at the junction/cut-through towards Harker. The busy lay-by on the brow of a blind hill adds further risk.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":6,"created_at":"2026-09-21T20:46:55.000Z","updated_at":"2026-10-12T17:09:31.740Z","rejected_at":"2026-10-12T17:09:29.324Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-21T21:40:20.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"local","details":"We can’t accept petitions that call for action at a local level.\r\n\r\nYou could ask your MP to take action on your concerns about this issue, including by asking them to present a public (paper) petition about this.\r\n\r\nYou can find contact details for your local MP here: https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP\r\n\r\nAnd you can find out how to ask your MP to present a public (paper) petition here: https://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/sign-a-petition/paper-petitions/\r\n\r\nYou could also raise your issue with a local councillor who represents you. You can use this page to find out who your local councillors are, and how to contact them: https://www.gov.uk/find-your-local-councillors"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}