A GROUP of safety campaigners are launching a petition calling for action to stop drivers using a residential Worcester road as a race track.

Father-of-two Matthew Jenkins, of Nunnery in Worcester, who is also the Green party candidate for St Stephen’s ward at county level, and resident Rebekah Tolley, of Chestnut Walk, want something done about drivers speeding in the city’s Lansdowne Road.

They hope to go door-to-door visiting more than 100 homes with a petition tomorrow seeking views about how to reduce speeding on the road.

Mr Jenkins, aged 41, said a bump in the road near the canal bridge meant cars almost left the ground like the Dukes of Hazzard if they were travelling at more than 50mph on the road which has a 30mph limit.

Other people have complained about the noise caused by speeding cars.

“It is a question of how we can stop it. Rainbow Hill has a speed camera, but a few boy racers see Lansdowne Road as a bit of entertainment.

“People are saying it’s being used as a race track. Maybe a petition will put more pressure on the council to look at it a bit more.

“We will be visiting doors along the whole of Lansdowne Road and some of the streets off that. It is calling for the county council to investigate speeding traffic on that road and look for solutions.”

Mr Jenkins said that although not everyone was speeding, some of the cars were being driven exceptionally fast, particularly when coming down the hill.

Residents are concerned about joining the road safely because of speeding traffic, he said.

Jon Fraser, Worcester-shire County Council’s highways manager, said he would look at any of the concerns.

“The county council has previously carried out speed and data checks on Lansdowne Road which showed no issues. However, we will go out again if there are concerns and check the current situation on the road,” he said.