Baswich Speedwatch
Speeding is a community problem, with local speed checks often
identifying numerous drivers exceeding the speed limit within the
Baswich area.
Baswich Community Group is supportive of the Baswich Speedwatch
activity, which aims to reduce speeding traffic within the locality.
The aims of Speedwatch are:
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To help local people address speeding problems in their own area
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Increase driver and public awareness of the dangers of speeding
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Improve community safety
Our local community is a residential area and a number of
local residents have volunteered to support and operate Community
Speedwatch at designated locations in Baswich, including Baswich Lane, Porlock Avenue and Bodmin Avenue.
Recent speeds recorded in these locations have been in excess
of 50mph, against a speed limit of 30mph.
Speedwatch is resourced not only by community based, trained
volunteers but also through the support of a Community Co-ordinator
at the Staffordshire Safer Roads Partnership. Assistance is also
given at the roadside from Police or Police Community Support
Officers (PCSOs) when their duties permit.
Speedwatch teams use hand held radar equipment at
pre-identified locations to check vehicle speeds. Registration
numbers and makes of vehicles of motorists exceeding the local speed
limit are recorded. These details are then collated by the
co-ordinator, processed and letters issued.
Drivers found to be speeding are issued with an advisory
warning letter requesting that they slow down and observe the speed
limit. If the same vehicle is caught on a second or subsequent
occasion by a Community Speed Watch team a follow-up final letter is
issued and the area may be subjected to police or mobile camera
enforcement where offenders will receive a fine and penalty points
on their licence.
Once it is identified that the vehicle has been caught
speeding through a Speed Watch for the third time within 12 months,
the background of the vehicle will be checked, to see what other
tickets have been previously issued. All information will be passed
to the appropriate divisional Road Safety Sergeant who will organise
for the keeper to be visited and warned.
If you are interested in finding out more about Baswich
Speedwatch, or would like to volunteer to join the Speedwatch team,
please contact us via:
mail@bcgstafford.org.uk and one of our volunteers will contact
you to provide further information. Please note, you must be over
the age of 18 to volunteer.
Baswich
Community Group 
