Hampshire constabulary’s Community SpeedWatch campaign is taking off in the city. The first volunteers are about to receive their training on the use of the speed monitoring equipment and will be out on our roads soon.
Community SpeedWatch allows members of the community to become police support volunteers and take action, helping the police to educate drivers on the roads of concern in your area.
SpeedWatch is not enforcement, it is education. It is important to know that SpeedWatch now forms part of the police response to speeding issues. It is the first tier in their response to dealing with this problem. If a problem persists, they will escalate to tier two, meaning that enforcement can be undertaken by the police Safer Neighbourhood teams.
SpeedWatch is a community scheme that can only take place in 20mph, 30mph and some 40 mph limits or zones.
The scheme will be managed by the police local Safer Neighbourhood teams but run by volunteers. Volunteers will use equipment that can monitor the speed of passing traffic and record the details, later adding them to a database. Vehicle checks will be undertaken by the police and letters will then be sent to the registered keepers advising them of the speed and reminding them of why it is a community concern.
We have a few application packs available from the community engagement team for anyone interested in joining an existing, or setting up a new, Community SpeedWatch scheme in the city or you can either contact your local neighbourhood police officer or email road.policing.management@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
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