CONCERNS have been raised over motorists travelling at ‘dangerously’ high speeds down residential roads.

Cllr Pauline McCormick, chairwoman of the Brierfield and Reedley Committee, said fast cars have become a problem throughout Reedley.

Problems in Borrowdale Drive, Higher Reedley Road and Marsden Road are particularly bad, she said.

The concerns were raised as a petition was created to bring traffic calming measures to Borrowdale Drive.

Cllr McCormick said the petition was handed to the committee after a resident’s garage was damaged after a speeding car ploughed into it.

Cllr McCormick said drivers need to take responsibility and think of the consequences for themselves and others if they lose control of their cars.

She said: “Everyone I speak to complains about speeding in Reedley.

“I don’t get why people want to use narrow streets to go so fast, it’s frightening.

“The people who do it are not bad people, they are not villains, but their driving is dangerous.

“Two young boys crashed a while ago in Higher Keeley Road which resulted in a death.

“They risk their own lives as well as everyone else’s.”

The petition was given to the committee last month and will be discussed at a meeting tonight. (June 13)

The Lancashire Telegraph is calling on East Lancashire’s dangerous drivers to clean up their act with its ‘Stop The Madness!’ campaign.

The campaign calls for tougher sentences for convicted dangerous drivers, better training to raise standards and more enforcement.

The campaign is also calling for an increased use of CCTV, banning under 25s from hiring high-performance vehicles and mandatory re-education and training for drivers convicted of careless or dangerous driving.

Cllr McCormick said: “Borrowdale Drive already has some speed bumps on there but that doesn’t seem to stop some people.

“It’s about changing people’s attitudes and educating people early on.

“It would be great if there was a race track of some sort for people to go and get it out of their system.

“It would have to be legal and safe, but I can’t think of another way of stopping it.”