Local Police Road Watch - Volunteers Welcome

[Gipsy Hill]

Update on Police Road Watch events in Southwark. Please register with Jo (see below) if interested in supporting one of these events:

Date Location Junction Time

3rd February Southwark Bridge Road SE1 Sawyer Street 0930 - 1130

7th February Lower Road SE16 Jamaica Road 0930 - 1130

8th February Sydenham Hill SE26 Crescent Wood Road 0930 - 1130

9th February Forest Hill Road SE22 Mundania Road 0930 - 1130

17th February Herne Hill SE24 Holmdene Ave 0930 - 1130

22nd February Alleyn Road SE21 Church Approach 0930 - 1130

23rd February Croxted Road SE21 Coker Lane 0930 - 1130

24th February Brenchley Gardens SE23 Kelvington Road 0930 - 1130

27th February Adys Road SE15 Nutbrook Street 0930 - 1130

From March we will go back to having evening Road Watch Events too.

To take part or recommend a location of concern, please contact the Southwark Safer Transport Team apart of the Roads Transport Policing Command

Jo-Anne.L.Mountford@met.pnn.police.uk

[scarla]

Can you please explain what these events are?

[Gipsy Hill]

Community Road Watch is a locally driven initiative for members of the local community. They join together with the support of their local Police Road Safety teams, to monitor speeds of vehicles using speed detection devices. Vehicles exceeding the speed limit are referred to the Police with the aim of educating drivers to reduce their speeds. All patrols have Police team members present.

Volunteers are trained on the day by Police in using the speed detection device, and they help take down vehicle details, Car reg, model and colour, speed. All volunteers have hi vis to wear. Volunteers also have local knowledge about what local roads and sites and times of day to monitor, to inform future patrols.

Registered keepers of vehicles that exceed the speed limit threshold are contacted/sent letters advising them of the speed that the vehicle was driven at with the aim of educating them, changing their behaviour and reducing their speed.

I've always found patrols friendly and very useful. It gives the local community the evidence on speed issues.

Francis