A SECOND mobile speed camera site is being set up in a Worcestershire village after the first one caught 100 speeding drivers in its first hour on the job.

As previously reported in your Worcester News, the Safer Roads Partnership for West Mercia parked a van on the busy B4309 in Hanley Swan in May.

A second speed trap site will now be set up in the village this week after requests from local people concerned about the speed of vehicles travelling close to the primary school.

The new site will be on Welland Road, where there is a 30mph speed limit.

Speed data collected on Welland Road close to the primary school shows almost two thirds of all drivers were exceeding the 30mph speed limit, with 15 per cent driving at more than 39mph.

The second site is part of the Community Concern programme which was launched by the Safer Roads Partnership last year.

Katy Jenkins, communications manager at the Safer Roads Partnership, said: “We have launched an additional speed enforcement site at Hanley Swan on Welland Road to address concerns from the community about the speeds of vehicles travelling near the primary school. With two sites now fully operational in the village it is hoped that speeds will be significantly reduced. We would urge drivers to slow down and observe the 30mph zones in the village.”

Dave Clee from Worcestershire County Council said: “The Community Concern project is something we are pleased to be an active part of. The value of addressing local community speed concerns undoubtedly leads to improved quality of life and peace of mind for numerous residents in these areas."

Speeds will be enforced on Welland Road by a speed camera motorcycle and on the B4209 by a speed camera van for an initial six-month periood, during which time drivers’ behaviour will be monitored to see if the speed cameras make a difference.