Police and Whittlesea council have joined forces to target speeding drivers around schools in Mernda.
Whittlesea police took to Mernda Village Drive on August 29 to provide residents with 40km/h stickers to place on their rubbish bins in a bid to remind drivers to slow down.
Acting Sergeant Rhonda Coates said police statistics revealed that most pedestrian accidents happened around schools and shopping precincts.
“Some streets, such as Mernda Village Drive near the school, have a permanent 40km/h speed limit to ensure students and families are kept safe,” she said.
“But we are finding drivers are not sticking to the limit.
“We hope that when people see the bins on the nature strip each week they will be reminded to slow down.”
Acting Sergeant Coates hopes the police presence in the street will also remind residents of the risks of speeding and that they will be fined if caught.
“We are going to take a zero tolerance approach to low-level speeding,” she said.
Mayor Stevan Kozmevski said the council produced the stickers as a visual reminder for people of the speed limit around schools.
“Speed limits around schools are for safety reasons and we would urge people to stick to them,” he said.
The council will be using its electronic speed observation trailer in the street as another reminder to drivers. The trailer records the speed of a vehicle and displays a message to drivers depending on the speed. It will also soon be reviewing the traffic and road safety condition in the area.
