Community
Speedwatch Team meets MP and calls for more volunteers
Fiona Bruce MP has
met with John Doyle who volunteers with the Congleton Community Speedwatch
Team.
The
team are calling for more volunteers to take part. All participation is done on
an ad hoc basis and there no need to commit to a particular time or number of
hours.
The main cause of deaths and injuries on the road is
excessive speed and around 70% of drivers break the speed limit in residential
areas so schemes such as Speed Watch try to alter drivers’ attitudes and
behaviour towards speeding
Community Speed Watch volunteers are
trained in using hand held speed detection devices, paid for by the Council,
and then the speed of vehicles is monitored at nominated locations - determined
by the residents. If a vehicle is recorded as speeding their registration is
logged and then the logs are passed to the police.
Community Speedwatch
volunteer, John Doyle said
“Our main aim is to help motorists
remember that they are in a speed limited zone.”
The
local contact for the group is PCSO Jessica Shore and if people want to get
involved they should call the police non-emergency number 101 to express an
interest.
