Loughton: School Speedwatch pupils stop 19 speeding drivers

Thanks to the pupils from Alderton Junior School, Loughton, our Roads Policing Unit officers stopped 19 drivers who were speeding in the vicinity of their school, putting pupils at risk of their dangerous driving.

The pupils were taking part in School Speedwatch as part of their road safety awareness lessons, organised by Essex Highways, on Wednesday 20 November.

Working so effectively together, the year 6 pupils identified speeding motorists at their Oakwood Hill site and alerted the Roads Policing officers, who stopped speeding motorists taking part in the morning school run and workers on their commute.

The speed limit of the road was 30mph, but 11 drivers were driving between 35 and 39mph, a further 7 drivers were in the 40mph range.

One driver caught at 38mph was running on four flat tyres!

But worryingly, there was one driver who hit 50mph and wasn’t insured to drive.

The pupils watched on in delight as one of our officers ran after a vehicle that failed to stop for them!

The pupils spoke to all 19 drivers to highlight the dangers of speeding and educate them on how to drive more safely in the future.

Officers gave advice to two drivers regarding their children in car seats, as both had their arms out of the straps, meaning their safety was compromised.

As a result of the children’s interactions, most drivers signed up to the Vision Zero Pledge which means that they will reflect on their driving decisions and take action by pledging to making roads in Essex safer in the future.

School Speedwatch and Community Speedwatch, run by volunteers concerned about speeding in their local areas, support Vision Zero – our joint aspiration to have zero road deaths by 2040 or sooner.

Help us reduce road collisions and casualties in Essex and make our roads even safer. Report instances of poor and dangerous driving through Safer Essex Roads Partnership's Extra Eyes initiative.

More than ever, irresponsible, dangerous and illegal road behaviour is being recorded by road users. Through Extra Eyes this footage can be sent to, and reviewed by, an investigator within Road Policing at Essex Police.

Find out how by visiting Safer Essex Roads Partnership website.

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