SPEEDWATCH SESSION SEES TWO NEW RECORDS SET

Earlier today, I joined volunteers from our Community Speedwatch team on Brook Lane. Two new records were set, but not the kind we wanted to see: the highest speed ever recorded at one of our sessions; and the highest number of speeding vehicles recorded in a single session. The total number of vehicles recorded exceeding the speed threshold was 55 (that’s one every 65 seconds). The full results were:

- 39 vehicles exceeding speed threshold but under 40mph
- 15 vehicles exceeding 40mph but under 50mph
- 1 vehicle exceeding 50mph
- highest recorded speed of 58mph (in a 30mph zone)
- average speed of all recorded vehicles was 40mph

We desperately need more volunteers from the local community to help us run more sessions and to raise awareness of speed as an issue and a danger to other road users. If you are able to give up an hour a month of your time to help, please send me an email (craig.browne@cheshireeast.gov.uk).