Site speed limits

That would be the answer, but not many sites would have the space for a car park, or space to create one.  Banning children would help, but not sure it would go down well with the members. lol.  Like the idea though.

Why not try a digital speed sign placed 50 m before the barrier linked to the rising barrier.

Anyone approaching the barrier, driving in excess of 7mph, would cause the mechanism to lock. This could then only be opened by the Warden.  Three occasions by the same vehicle could result in a ban from the Club.

What about sites without a barrier?  There are a few of those on the network.  Although it would only work in the approaches to the barrier not while driving around the rest of the site, and most people slow down as they approach the barrier anyway to allow it to open.  

I don't think there is a one size fits all to this conundrum and clearly different solutions would fit different sites and their layout, but I still think a visual indicator of a persons speed would be a good way of educating many what 5 mph feels like.

Ah, OK, thank you Tinny; I didn't know that. I have, nonetheless, seen them on sites.

Yep, Rule 13 but, like every other breach of site rules, the wardens can’t be all seeing.

https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/uk-holidays/uk-sites/club-campsites/club-site-rules/

This season alone I have encountered bikes going well over 5mph the wrong way on a one way system, the electric scooters doing the same, a waste master  just being tipped out onto the grass, footballs being kicked off vans, 2 VW campers on the same pitch, people just walking across your pitch, cars going the wrong way on the one way system, Motorhomes filling up at the normal service point and of course cars both solo and towing and motorhomes speeding. All of the above were witnessed by wardens with the exception of the emptying of the waste master and absolutely nothing was done by the wardens, but I did see them pulling up some people for not being parked properly between the white markers. I think with the ever increasing prices we are all paying it isn't too much to expect wardens to try and enforce the rules of the club. Maybe it's time for warnings to be issued with membership cancelled on receipt of the 3rd warning. 

As others have said it's not easy but something has to be done.

To be honest I’d be concerned if we all witnessed staff members admonishing perpetrators in full view and earshot of all others. That polite ‘correction’ may be far more effective than a publicly observed confrontation. In fact I’d go as to say the staff would need to witness such misdemeanours first hand and then deal with them in both a timely and discreet way. They cannot be omnipotent nor can they police all instances of antisocial behaviours. But yes, serial offenders do need ‘sorting’ out! I’m sure more goes on behind the scenes than we appreciate.

Some years ago on an English owned site in The Loire, that is in the C&MC site books I encountered a very irate UK caravan owner in reception. The site owner had a name and shame board just outside reception and if you were speeding your registration number went on it. The UK owner kicked off in reception at which point the site owner politely informed him to leave if he did not like it. He quickly shut up and left the reception.

Colin

I came across a speed awareness sign in France. It displayed your speed and registration number for all to see. I confess I was caught, pure carelessness, but I was very shocked to see my number up there in big numbers and letters and very hurriedly slowed down. I was very careful for the rest of my trip wondering if my number had been recorded as well. So I think sign blindness didn’t happen.