Police continue speed clampdown
Published 19 Jan 2012 09:30
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WARNING: Police have zero tolerance towards speeding.
HELENSBURGH'S police inspector is deploying traffic cops to the area in a bid to deliver strong speeding messages before the summer.
Inspector Paul Robertson said the warmer weather and longer days often spur bad driver behaviour and he intends to maintain a strong police presence on Helensburgh's roads to raise awareness - starting now.
A team of traffic police, based in Dumbarton, are at his disposal and he has been deploying them on a regular basis to send a zero tolerance message home to speeders.
This weekend saw another crack-down at hotspot areas, particularly at entrances and exits to Helensburgh, where national speed limit roads change to 30mph zones in residential areas.
He said: "As soon as drivers see the 30mph speed sign they should ensure they are at that speed once they get to the sign, even if the area is not built up. It is there for a good reason as the heightened danger is there before you reach the built-up area.
"Drivers should be driving at 30mph once they are at the sign, not entering at higher speeds and slowing down once into the area.
"Our experience is that not all drivers adhere to the 30mph limit once they have been driving at the national speed limit further up the road, particularly at Sinclair Street coming from Luss Road and we also get complaints from the Arrochar area."
Inspector Robertson said the deployment of road traffic teams promotes good driver behaviour and raise public awareness.
He added: "I think residents see us out and about more and it is promoting good driver behaviour and those who do abide by the rules have nothing to worry about.
"It is important for us to be doing this now in the early months of the year before the warmer weather comes, when we often see more speeding and more accidents so we need to raise awareness now.
"We now have traffic trained officers who are based in Dumbarton but we have access to them and use of their vehicles so we intend to utilise them whenever we can.
"We get complaints about speeding in different areas, we listen to these complaints and deploy traffic officers where necessary."
This article appeared in Helensburgh Advertiser 19 Jan 12
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