Reporting Speeding Concerns
Please note that the enforcement of the speed limit is the responsibility of Police Scotland and as such excessive speeding or speeding as a result of anti-social behaviour should be reported directly to your local police office or by phoning the police non-emergency service on 101.
We have a joint responsibility for road safety and a statutory duty under section 39 of the Road Scotland Act 1988 to:-
- prepare and carry out a programme of measures designed to promote road safety
- carry out studies into accidents arising out of the use of vehicles
- in the light of those studies, take such measures as appear to the authority to be appropriate to prevent such accidents
The introduction of road safety or speed reduction measures on roads where the average speed of vehicles is inappropriately high can have a long time benefit to residents and visitors to Glasgow by reducing the number of injury accidents that occur on the public road network.
If you are concerned about the speed of vehicles in your street, please complete a speeding concern online form. If a survey hasn't been carried at the location within the last 3 years, Officers will undertake a detailed safety investigation including a speed survey and analysis of Police Scotland injury accident data. The results from this investigation will determine what, if any, action will be taken.
Due to the demand for surveys and the resources available, it can take up to 4 months to complete the investigation.
Depending on the data obtained from the safety investigation there are various measures that can be implemented to help reduce vehicle speeds or casualty numbers. These include:
- Vertical traffic calming (road humps/speed cushions/raised tables etc.)
- Horizontal traffic calming (chicanes/nibs/build-outs)
- Additional road markings and/or traffic signs
- Reduced speed limit
- Vehicle activated speed warning sign
Each assessed site is scored using the same criteria. Points are awarded for the average speed of vehicles, the number of injury accidents that have occurred, the age of any casualties, the presence of schools/hospitals/shops and the geometry of the road. The number of points scored is used to determine if the street meets the criteria for traffic calming or any other measures.
The council is an active partner in Safety Cameras Scotland which is responsible for the siting and management speed safety cameras. The Partnership has a set of strict criteria which must be met before a camera can be introduced.
Each reported site will be assessed and if the criteria for a new speed camera have been met a recommendation will be sent to Safety Cameras Scotland for consideration. Further information regarding the provision of safety cameras can be found by visiting the Safety Cameras Scotland website.
Because of the resource intensive nature of carrying out these safety assessments, we would not normally consider a second investigation at the same location within 3 years unless there has been a significant change in traffic behaviour since the original investigation.
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