RESIDENTS living in Papermill Drive in Redditch have hit out at speeders using their roads and the surrounding ones as a racetrack, making their lives a misery and endangering lives.
And they added there were further perilous actions due to people riding off-road motorbikes around Arrow Valley Lake.
One of those living there who contacted the Standard claimed community speedwatch exercises had been carried out to monitor the situation.
But, he added, they had been conducted around 12pm in the day when speeding in the area was not an issue.
“The speeding happens between 5pm and 9pm each evening when people are coming back from work.”
The resident has been speaking with Redditch Police Safer Neighbourhood Team and Worcestershire County Council Highways about the issues.
Redditch MP Chris Bloore said: “We have issues with anti-social driving and anti-social behaviour across Redditch.
“Credit to the police who have upped the level of action.
“We have a number of black spots across the borough where sometimes it can take Worcestershire County Council between six and 18 months to do anything.
“I understand the residents’ frustration because it takes such a long time – sometimes I feel like I’m banging my head against a brick wall and they must be feeling the same.
“We shouldn’t have to wait for a serious crash to happen before something is done.”
Insp Richard Field, from West Mercia Police, said: “We are aware of concerns raised by local residents about the speed of traffic on Paper Mill Drive.
“The safer neighbourhood team have and will continue to carry out speed enforcement activity on this road and across other areas of Redditch where there is community concern.
“Off-road bikes and e-scooters have been used illegally around Church Hill and Arrow Valley Lake.
“We recently undertook a joint operation with our roads policing colleagues across Redditch and Bromsgrove where a number of e-scooters and e-bikes were seized.
“We will continue to actively patrol these areas and any e-scooters or e-bikes being used illegally will be seized and crushed.”
A Worcestershire County Council spokesperson said the authority had installed two Vehicle Activated Signs (VAS) on Papermill Drive, one near Papermill Place and the other close to the junction with Icknield Street to assist in mitigating any speeding issues.
“As this is a new housing development, the estate roads and footways have not yet been formally adopted by Worcestershire County Council.
“However, we will continue to work closely with the local county councillor to consider and address any further concerns that are raised.”
