More than 50 Community Speed Watch teams across Dorset helped identify over 500 speeding drivers during a focused week of action earlier this month.
Between Monday 13 October and Sunday 19 October, 55 teams were deployed across the county, monitoring 15,099 vehicles. Police issued 525 warning letters to motorists found exceeding the speed limit.
Community Speed Watch is a Dorset Police-supported scheme that enables trained volunteers to record the speed of passing vehicles using a detection device. Although they cannot take photographs, the details are passed to police so that registered keepers receive advisory letters.
Speeding remains the most common cause of fatal collisions across Dorset, according to figures from last year and the year before.
In Broadwindsor near Beaminster, one driver was recorded travelling 46mph in a 20mph zone. Two other drivers were found at 54mph in 30mph zones.
Mark Armstrong, Head of Road Safety at Dorset Police, said the aim was to make drivers think twice about their speed and prevent collisions. He added that volunteers help police understand where further safety measures might be needed.
Police and Crime Commissioner David Sidwick thanked the volunteers, saying their time and local knowledge make Dorset’s roads safer for everyone.
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