RESIDENTS of an East Cornwall hamlet are pleading with the county council to take action regarding reckless drivers, who they claim are putting lives and property at risk. The peace and tranquillity of Luckett at the base of Kit Hill is regularly disturbed by motorists who speed down the hill, only to encounter a tight bend and chicane at the bottom. The road, which leads to Horsebridge on the River Tamar, passes through the centre of the hamlet. Luckett resident Ivan Judd said: ?There are no warning signs, and we are having near-misses on a daily basis, with cars having to stop quite sharply on the bridge. Only a couple of months ago a young man went into the front of a Range Rover. ?There has also been damage to property ? speeding cars have removed the porch from one house and damaged two walls. ?The message I?d like to get across to the council is that this has been a problem for as long as I?ve lived here, and it?s getting worse. ?There are quite a number of young children in the village ? if one of them wandered into the road at the wrong time, who knows what might happen.? The Luckett Village Association is well aware of the problem. Association secretary John Prescott, who lives in the heart of the village, said: ?We have been pursuing it constantly and regularly for about eight years, without much to show for it.? Cornwall County councillor Neil Burden said: ?The county council is reluctant to put in speed limits, because the speed measurements the council took didn?t show excessive speeds.? He said more concrete traffic calming measures such as road humps had also been ruled out. ?The government has come out against such things, because there have been instances of emergency vehicles being unable to get through. ?There is a local member scheme, under which councillors receive £9,000 funds to be spent in their ward, but that?s for everything in the whole ward. ?Three warning signs alone would cost between £2,000 and £3,000.? Cllr Burden met Steve Ewing, the council?s divisional surveyor, last Friday to highlight the situation. Cllr Burden said: ?I think the villagers have been incredibly patient. There has been a horrendously long time between anything being agreed and the actual delivery.? Anna McGlynn, communications officer for Cornwall County Council, said: ?We are waiting to get confirmation from Cllr Burden as to whether the villagers would prefer further consultation or whether they would be happy with advisory signs. ?These would be village name plates bearing a ?Please Drive Carefully? message.? l Following his meeting with Mr Ewing, Cllr Burden has signed an order to have the ?Please Drive Carefully? signs put in place. After a period the impact these signs have will be measured. Cllr Burden believes progress is being made but he will continue applying pressure in a bid to resolve the issue.