NEIGHBOURHOOD police officers conducted Community Speedwatch on Roman Road outside Linthorpe Primary School in Middlesbrough yesterday morning.
The area is a 20mph zone.
Community Speedwatch is a national initiative where, in partnership with the police, members of communities use detection devices to monitor local vehicle speeds.
The volunteers report drivers exceeding the speed limit to the police with the aim of educating drivers to slow down.
If the data proves a driver is ignoring repeated warnings police can prosecute them.
The aim is to:
- Reduce death and injury on the roads
- Improve the quality of life for local communities
- Reduce the speed of vehicles to the speed limit
- Increase public awareness of inappropriate speed
Police have thanked the local community and all those drivers who adhered to the speed limit.
Only one driver will receive a warning regarding their speed.
Community Speedwatch will continue in other streets highlighted as a concern by the local community.
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