Vivid road safety signs for North Dorset to tackle speeding
The Police and Crime Commissioner's starting a 12 month trial
Vivid signs are being put up in north Dorset to see if they can stop motorists from speeding through villages.
They'll go up in places that don't have electronic speed indicator devices or mobile safety cameras.
Dorset's Police and Crime Commissioner, David Sidwick, say it's in response to complaints from residents.
The speed awareness signs will be left up in ten village locations for 12 months to see if they work.
PCC, David Sidwick said:
“This trial comes as a direct result of Dorset residents telling me of their concerns around speeding in their villages. I have heard their concerns and I hope that these new signs will encourage road users to think about their speed and take more care on Dorset’s roads.
“Road safety is a hugely important issue and any death on Dorset’s roads is a tragedy. When you decide to get in a car and speed you are putting your own and others' lives at risk. In Dorset, we have an excellent Community Speed Watch scheme and the police Road Safety team, both of whom work tirelessly to keep our roads safe. However, they cannot be everywhere. These signs will help to fill the gaps in villages where there are not other measures in place to combat speeding.”
Dorset PCC, Dorset Council and Dorset Police have developed the new ‘vivid’ signs for the trial in North Dorset.
Councillor Ray Bryan, Portfolio Holder for Highways, Travel and Environment, said:
“We fully support this trial aimed at improving road safety within our local communities. We encourage our local parish and town councils in the north Dorset area which don’t currently have campaigns to reduce speeding, to contact Dorset Council Road Safety Team if they’d like to take part. We will review the pilot at the end of the trial period."