Speeders caught driving up to 18mph above limit in Skegness residential area

Drivers exceeded the speed limit up to 18mph in residential areas in Skegness during Road Safety Week.
A number of roads in Skegness were targeted during Road Safety Week after concerns from residents.A number of roads in Skegness were targeted during Road Safety Week after concerns from residents.
A number of roads in Skegness were targeted during Road Safety Week after concerns from residents.

Fifteen vehicles were stopped by police, documents checked and advice given to drivers .

An additional six vehicles were stopped and the drivers were issued with Traffic Offence Reports.

In what was a special operation addressing residents' concerns during the week of November 16 to 22, local officers were out working in the community targeting speeding hotspots.

Speed checks were held in St Andrew's Drive, Skegness.Speed checks were held in St Andrew's Drive, Skegness.
Speed checks were held in St Andrew's Drive, Skegness.

The operation was held in support of the Brake Charity’s 'Road Safety Week 2020' with the theme of this year's road safety week being 'No Need To Speed'.

PCSO Dave Bunker lead the response from the Skegness Neighbourhood Policing Team and said speed checks were conducted on St. Andrews Drive, Beacon Way and Burgh Road, Skegness and on Skegness Road, Burgh le Marsh.

These roads all have a 30mph speed limit and are areas highlighted to the police by local residents as being areas where speeding is commonplace.

He said: “In 2019, 1,752 people died as a result of a road traffic collision on the roads of Britain and there were 25,945 seriously injured casualties reported in road traffic collisions.

Drivers exceeded the speed limit up to 18mph during Road Safety Week.Drivers exceeded the speed limit up to 18mph during Road Safety Week.
Drivers exceeded the speed limit up to 18mph during Road Safety Week.

"In the U.K. on average, five people die every day in road traffic collisions. The main cause is speed."

During the operation, local police worked alongside the road safety charity “Brake”, Lincolnshire Institute of Advanced motorists and the Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership to engage with drivers using social media, in order to raise awareness of the devastating consequences speeding and speed inappropriate to the driving conditions.

PCSO Bunker said: “I am extremely grateful to all partners and to members of the public who supported our media campaign by engaging with, and by sharing our important messages about road safety.

"It is vital that these messages reach the drivers that feel it is acceptable to drive faster than the speed limits or drive at speeds inappropriate to the road conditions.

PCSO Dave BunkerPCSO Dave Bunker
PCSO Dave Bunker

"Even travelling a few miles an hour above the speed limit will increase the distance required to stop the vehicle and this extra distance could make the difference between stopping safely and being involved in a serious road traffic collision.”

Richard Hardesty, Lincolnshire institute Of Advanced motorists committee member said, “I.A.M. Lincolnshire, part of the UK’s largest Road Safety Charity, was delighted to see PCSO Bunker’s proactive Road Safety Week activities and are grateful for his support in sharing our own campaign relating to there being 'No Need To Speed'.

"Following reports from the community, officers observations and analysis of data from LRSP archers kits the issue of speeding has now been adopted by the Skegness Neighbourhood Policing Team as a 'Neighbourhood Priority' and their problem orientated policing approach to addressing the issue is ongoing.

"This approach will involve officers proactively targeting speeding motorists and working with partners to reduce speeding offences in the Skegness area."

PCSO Bunker continued: “I was summoned to court on Thursday of Road Safety Week to give evidence in relation to a traffic offence report I previously issued to a driver of a motor vehicle I checked on Everingtons Lane, Skegness travelling at 46mpg in the 30mph limit.

"The case was proven and the driver was convicted of the offence, receiving a fine, costs and penalty points on his driving licence. This was totally avoidable had the driver abided by the speed limit.

“We will continue our proactive operations and target speeding drivers and enforcement action will continue to be taken against drivers when necessary in order to make our roads safer for all road users”.

The Road Safety Week operation follows action taken by police in October when it was announced the Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership, safety camera van was being deployed to one of the speeding hotspots.

Data gathered by the Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership using Archers Kits on Burgh Road, Drummond Road and Queens Road, Skegness, and also on Skegness Road, Burgh le Marsh had earmarked Burgh Road as in need of a van to keep the A158 safe.

Archers Kits provide valuable data in relation to number of vehicles passing their location, average speed of vehicles and number of vehicles travelling above the posted speed limit. This data is utilised to guide ongoing police operations.

Local officers also supported the #ProjectEDWARD campaign during September, which stands for Every Day Without A Road Death

During this week long campaign local officers visited – Burgh Road, Beacon Way, Wainfleet Road, Skegness and Skegness Road, Burgh le Marsh. During the four days of this ProjectEDWARD operation, police issued eight Traffic Offence Reports and two reports for summons. 20 additional vehicles were stopped, documents checked and drivers advised.

The excessive speeds recorded during this operation were between 39mph – 62mph.

“We acknowledge that many drivers abide by the speed limits and thank them for their support, said PCSO Bunker.

“We ask those drivers who do speed to remember that someone is injured on a UK road every four minutes with vehicle speed being a contributing factor in 75 per cent of fatalities, we are urging people to consider the impact of their actions on others and slow down.

"There is No Need To Speed."