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Last Updated: Friday, 3 August 2007, 10:17 GMT 11:17 UK
Villagers want clearer road signs
People living in a Leicestershire village are calling for action to stop drivers speeding through it.

Although there is a 30mph limit through Barwell, residents say the signs are not displayed clearly enough.

They say this means drivers who do not see the warnings are regularly driving past the village's junior school at speeds up to 60mph.

The county council's highways department is currently looking into the problems.

Queuing cars

One Barwell resident, Andre Wheeler said: "We've got junctions and a recycling tip that people use, especially on the Sunday.

"There's even queue-backs. And actually where they're queuing the cars could be travelling at 60mph going towards the bend and they won't see the queue until they get round the bend."

In a statement Leicestershire County Council said there were two 30mph signs as drivers entered the residential part of Stapleton Lane.

It added that the authority was "looking into extending the current 30mph further north beyond the household waste and recycling site which would help to slow the traffic down earlier".


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