WORK is being carried out on a North Swindon route where neighbours raised concerns about speeding. A straight stretch of Tadpole Lane often tempts drivers into racing well above the 30mph speed limit before they have to brake sharply for the blind and narrow bend which leads to the Tadpole Garden Village housing development and Brimble Hill and Uplands schools. People living on Wyld Close fear someone could get seriously hurt or even killed on this section of the busy lane after they witnessed a head-on collision a few weeks ago and their community speedwatch group quit because the volunteers felt unsafe.
WORRIED neighbours on a close near the Tadpole Garden Village fear that speeding drivers could cause a serious accident. A straight 300-metre stretch of Tadpole Lane which leads towards the housing development often sees drivers putting their foot down and racing along before having to brake sharply for the bend. Hugh Milsom has seen crashes on that part of the 30mph road near Wyld Close and claims that a speed-watch group was abandoned because they were so concerned about risks to their own safety while standing by the roadside. He added: "It leads to a sharp, blind corner where there's barely enough space for cars to pass each other so we're worried that someone could get badly hurt.