Fake camera puts brakes on drivers in Shropshire village - but officials not happy
Villagers have set up a fake speed camera to slow down traffic going past their homes – and say it is already working.
They believe motorists are reducing their speed as soon as they see the imitation camera – which is made out of an empty cardboard box painted yellow, stuck together with tape and attached to a pole on the side of the road.
Peter Richardson and his wife Lisa, who are responsible for the "camera", said they felt they had to act amid fears a young child could be killed. The couple want the home-made deterrent to stay until other traffic calming measures can be introduced.
The fake camera on the B4396 running through Knockin, near Oswestry, has been welcomed by residents and traders, who say they have been campaigning for years for speed enforcement measures.
But it has been criticised by road safety officials, who say they do not endorse fake cameras and urged communities to raise speed-related concerns through local councils and policing teams.
