Pupils tackle speeding motorists

Police believe pupils will help get the safety message across to drivers

Pupils have been making supervised speed checks on motorists to help combat speeding outside their school.

The youngsters from The Grange in Shrewsbury have also made posters urging drivers to reduce their speed.

West Mercia Police said the week-long initiative followed complaints that drivers were ignoring speed limits in the Harlescott area.

Local policing officer Pc Scott Smither said residents who had raised concerns may help in future speed checks.

Speed 'deceptive'

Pc Smither said school children would help get the safety message across to drivers.

"Involving the school pupils and local residents is not about trying to report as many drivers as possible," he said.

"It's more about education and tackling an issue raised by local people and giving them an opportunity to make a difference themselves and to see the PACT system (Partners and Communities Together) at work."

He added that it was important to show that speed could be deceptive.

"A car may look as though it's travelling above a 30mph limit when, in fact, it's travelling below 30mph," he said.

The scheme is taking place during Not In My Neighbourhood Week, which is a Home Office initiative promoting community teamwork to tackle crime.