Speeders caught every 90 seconds during crackdown on Sedgley road

Members of the Northway Action Group for Road Safety (NAG4RS) say they have captured 48 vehicles exceeding the 30mph speed limit during the study along Northway, Sedgley, on November 24.

It was the latest speedwatch conducted by NAG4RS who have been campaigning to improve road safety on the Northway since April 2015.

An island was installed along the road following a successful campaign by the group to quell speeding.

But group spokesman Tony North felt that speeding was still an issue.

He said talks were on going between campaigners and Dudley Council to look at further safety measures that could be added, including a pedestrian crossing.

Mr North said: "We had a mini-island installed along the road outside the shopping precinct, but that was not the measure we really wanted.

"We asked for a lights-controlled pedestrian crossing, which is something we still are asking the council to look at."

The speedwatch took place between 2.30pm and 3.30pm where campaigners monitored vehicles travelling from the Wolverhampton Road along a 400-metre stretch.

Following their hour-long study, the highest speed a vehicle was caught travelling at was 49mph.

The speedwatch produced similar results to one conducted in 2015, when 42 drivers were caught travelling over the speed limit by NAG4RS on the same stretch of road.

The campaigners say they have received continuous support from Dudley North MP Ian Austin and Councillor Keiran Casey.

Dudley Council has asked campaigners to continue monitoring the speed of vehicles along the road to help deliver data which could aid potential safety measures in the future, NAG4RS said.

A report by NAG4RS was handed into the authority in December 2015 identifying 'five zones' which could see measures implemented, including two that were high risk.