ROAD humps causing problems for drivers through the village of Burley Woodhead will not be modified to make them less severe, councillors have decided.

But there will be more white markings painted in the area to make drivers aware that speed should be reduced to 20mph, members of the Shipley Area Committee resolved.

The decision has disappointed Addingham campaigner Christine Gale who has complained that the bumps are too painful for her to drive over.

Mrs Gale, who fractured her spine in a sledging accident five years ago, told the committee which met last week that the 11 bumps prevented disabled people from using the road.

After the meeting she slammed the compromise decision to put more road markings down as a waste of money'.

Mrs Gale, of Old Station Way, said members of the committee admitted that the bumps made driving difficult. She said: "They all admitted they were severe but they are not going to do anything about it.

"They are going to put a bit of paint there but I don't know if it is going to make any difference. Spending on a paint job is just a waste of money.

"I said we don't want you to get rid of them but they are too extreme - why don't you make them less severe and more manageable."

Committee member Councillor Chris Greaves (Wharfedale - Con) said the issue of the bumps had been a long running saga since they were installed four years ago.

He said that the cost of modifying the bumps had been worked out at £10,000 but there was a danger that the work could ruin them altogether leading to a £33,000 cost of replacing them completely.

He agreed that they should be left as they were and said that the h and if they can't take them at that speed, they should use the A65."

He said that a survey carried out before the bumps were installed showed a huge amount of speeding through the village and the road had become a major rat-run for drivers trying to avoid the A65 jams in Ilkley.

A report to the committee says that the majority of the residents of the area approved of the bumps as they were, but officers had received a report from a cyclist who said they were difficult to negotiate.

The report says: "Currently the scheme reduces the overall mean speed through the village and whilst the humps are severe in nature, they do slow vehicles down."

Coun Greaves said: "The general feeling was for the protection of the residents and road safety, rather than letting people drive faster."