Police seek volunteers to operate mobile speed cameras in Bury
After recording details from the roadside, volunteers will submit details of those exceeding the speed limit to police.The force will then issue advisory letters to vehicle owners and if speeding persists they will consider enforcement action. Volunteers will operate at Holcombe Road and Turton Road in Tottington and Vernon Road in Greenmount.
The announcement comes as fears grow over speeding drivers on Vernon Road.Ross Barnes, who runs a butchers on the street, said: "In the mornings it's horrendous. "There's a local school 200 yards away and people come flying up and down here."There's kids coming to school at 08:30 and if one of them steps out in the road then that's it."
Window cleaner Raymond Pavitt said there had been "too many accidents" on the road already."Only this morning I had to slam on when someone was driving 50mph."They are stupid on this road – they don't care."
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