Householders highlighted many traffic problems – from streets riddled with pot holes to illegal parking and speeding – in the questionnaire sent out by Featherstone Town Council.

The most pressing matter raised was the need for right turn filters at Station Lane crossroads, known as a local accident blackspot, with a large number of obscured, missing or incorrect signs across the area also highlighted.

Members of the town council's road safety committee will discuss the results at a meeting on Monday.

Resident committee member Barry Evans, of Katrina Grove, said: "We've not seen the full results yet but there are certainly some very serious problems that need to be addressed by Wakefield Council.

"At the bottom of Station Lane two lanes go into one, it's the most stupid thing I've ever seen, and when boy racers try to get away from the lights they create mayhem.

"We've also got to do something about the parking on Station Lane. People pull up on double yellows just to go to the cash point and it causes absolute chaos."

Other matters raised by homeowners included the need for traffic calming measures, resurfacing, pedestrian crossings and problems with road planning.

Town councillors hope an extra traffic warden, parking enforcement and replacement signs could solve some of those problems.

Featherstone district councillor Kay Binnersley said: "We want to get council officers and traffic police to sit round a table with us and decide what action we can take together.

"They should see us not as the enemy but rather as a critical friend that can help identify and sort out problems.

"At first we might highlight a couple of big projects and work on smaller things that do make a difference.

"Our road safety committee is extremely strong and will put pressure on the relevant authorities to get it right as well as reviewing the results."

Mr Evans added: "We are not going to sit down and accept that these problems cannot be sorted out – they need to be.

"But there is a lot to do so it will probably have to be done in stages."

A council spokeswoman said highways staff would attend Monday's meeting and the authority would work with the town council on the project.