A MAN who has serious concerns about traffic on his road does not want to see someone seriously injured – or worse – before action is taken.

Gavin Camm, who lives on Common Road in Low Moor, has slammed “ineffective” traffic calming measures.

The road is a 20mph zone, but Mr Camm said the measures in place do not slow vehicles down.

There's a primary school, a nursery and an assisted living scheme nearby.

Mr Camm said: “I have been monitoring the traffic for a couple of months now at the school drop off and pick up times as I believe the chances of accidents are greater at these times, vehicles are not slowing down when going over the ineffective speed humps.”

He’s also fed up with pavement parking causing an obstruction, forcing people onto the road.

Mr Camm said he doesn’t feel Bradford Council or West Yorkshire Police are taking enough action.

He said: “Both the police and Council are supposed to be there to protect the public and I can safely say this is just not happening, leaving drivers to stick to the rules without the worry of prosecution is a recipe for disaster and waiting for death or serious injury to happen before acting is just wrong, what if it was your child?”

A Bradford Council spokesperson, said: “We will take another careful look at the issues raised by this resident and are happy to discuss the matter in person.

“New 20mph zones with traffic calming work to reduce speeds in the majority of drivers, however, unfortunately a minority ignore these measures putting us all at risk.

“With the introduction of Vision Zero in Bradford and the wider West Yorkshire district, we are working proactively on casualty prevention.

“Roads collision data is one element to help decision makers draw important conclusions as to the causes of harms and fatalities.

“Driver behaviour is a critical factor in road safety and we call on all motorists to follow the rules and be considerate of other road users and local residents.

“The Council and our partners run various programmes to tackle this and local enforcement also plays an important role in changing behaviour.

“We will send Council wardens to the area at pick-up and drop-off times to monitor the situation and enforce where necessary. We will also speak to the school to see what more can be done.”

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson added: “Bradford South’s Neighbourhood Police Team carry out community speed watch schemes across the area when residents raise concerns around speeding.

“We will look to carry out a community speed watch in the near future.”

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