A CAMPAIGN which gives free stickers highlighting the dangers of speeding has been launched in Warwickshire this week.
The ‘speeding wastes lives’ campaign provides stickers to residents, who can display them on their wheelie bins.
They ask motorists to slow down and aim to prompt drivers using residential streets to keep their speed in check and drive considerately.
The idea, a joint scheme between Warwickshire County Council’s road safety unit and Warwickshire Police, had been piloted in small areas earlier last month.
Chris Fossey, road safety liaison officer at the county council, said: “We receive so many complaints about the speed of traffic that it was clear communities desperately needed help to remind drivers travelling through our towns to respect the speed limit.
“Tackling the problem of speeding means respecting others, their families and their pets while on the road by driving at an appropriate speed.
“By displaying these stickers people can pass this on by asking others to take extra care.”
Chief Inspector Lucy Sewell of Warwickshire Police, added: “By displaying a sticker residents are reminding drivers and riders that speeding is not acceptable.
“The scheme has already attracted a great deal of interest which shows us that residents are keen to do their bit to improve safety on local roads.”
A Warwickshire household can request two free stickers via the county council’s road safety team; call 01926 418612 or visit www.warwickshire.gov.uk/speedingwasteslives.
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