READERS have told us which roads in and around Brighton should have a speed camera.
There have been numerous occasions this year where drivers have decided to ignore speed limits.
According to an Freedom of Information request, officers in Sussex enforced 119 speeding offences to those flouting the rules in April.
In some cases, motorists in the county had been caught travelling at speeds up to three times higher than the legal limit.
So recently we asked people on Facebook which roads in Brighton and surrounding areas they would like to see a speed camera introduced in.
Below are roads that were mentioned by residents:
1. The main road in Whitehawk, Brighton
Whitehawk Way in Brighton is 20mph, but reader Nicky Goddard said people continue to speed.
She said: “I live here and there are cars day and night speeding so fast up and down.
“I think every road in Brighton should have cameras added.”
2. Church Road, Portslade
Chrissy Saunders said she would like to see a camera introduced from the junction at Old Shoreham Road down to the seafront.
She said: “The speed people go down there despite it passing a school (St Mary's) and being near a nursery and another school (St Peters) is shocking.”
3. Benfield Way, Portslade
Sally Atkinson said this road is used as a "mad dash cut through to Old Shoreham Road".
4. Preston Drove
Moon Sandy said people treat it like a racetrack.
5. Park Lane, Southwick
Carolyn Ann said: “Boy racers love this road it seems.”
6. Old London Road, Patcham
Carl Simpson said he would like to see speed bumps introduced here.
Other roads that were mentioned by readers include:
7. Coleman Avenue, off Portland Road
8. Trafalgar Road, Portslade
9. Old Shoreham Road, Southwick
10. Fox way, Portslade
11. Lewes Road by Melbourne street
12. Bevendean Crescent
13. Avis Road, from Denton Corner to New Road A26
14. Drove Crescent, Portslade
15. Denmark Road Portslade
16. Birdham Road, Moulsecoomb
17. A259 seafront road
18. Cowley Drive, Woodingdean
19. Seaford seafront
20. Elm Grove
According to the council’s Speed Management Strategy, “stringent criteria” based on collected data from police is used to see where speed cameras are put.
It adds: “Other cost effective measures must be considered as part of the selection process before safety cameras are chosen as a potential option.”
Where do you think we need more cameras?
Have we missed any roads? Let us know.
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