SPEEDING VEHICLE EVERY 90 SECONDS ON BROOK LANE

Yesterday afternoon, I joined Cllr Geoff Hall, Speedwatch Co-ordinator Margaret Bilsborough & PCSO Anna Jenkinson for a Community Speedwatch session on Brook Lane. We had one of our busiest sessions to date and between 1pm and 2pm recorded no fewer than 40 vehicles exceeding the speed threshold of 35mph (the speed limit on Brook Lane is 30mph). That's a speeding vehicle every 90 seconds!

The results in full were:

- 28 vehicles travelling between 36-39 mph
- 12 vehicles travelling over 40 mph
- highest recorded speed 47 mph
- average speed of all vehicles 38.8 mph

The evidence we collected helps to support the Parish Council's recent decision to purchase an Interactive Speed Sign, to be positioned on Brook Lane. Following the disappointing results, PCSO Jenkinson plans to carry out a follow up session with the Truecam (which enables penalty notices to be issued) at this location in the near future.