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Road safety campaigners in Moray build evidence to campaign for improvements

Campaigners want improvements to the junction at School Brae in Lossiemouth.
Campaigners want improvements to the junction at School Brae in Lossiemouth.

Campaigners in a Moray coastal town have filmed drivers on a notorious stretch of road in a bid to have safety measures implemented.

Fears have been raised about motorists flaunting speed restrictions at the corner of School Brae and Clifton Road in Lossiemouth.

The amount of near misses with pupils using the crossing prompted lollipop man Eddie Kerrigan to speak out about the dangers on the bend.

And now, the town’s community council has joined the campaign to press for extra signs and traffic calming measures to get motorists to slow down on the steep hill.

Hundreds of students cross at the junction as they make their way to and from Lossiemouth High School and St Gerardine Primary School.

Calls have been made to transform the road into a T-junction to deter drivers from accelerating up the hill without indicating off the A941 Elgin road.

Group secretary, Carolle Ralph, explained yesterday police and Moray Council had been approached to join a task force to find solutions.

She said: “It’s an on-going problem. We need to put our heads together to improve things.

“We have taken some video footage of the junction, not to record number plates or anything like that, but to build evidence of the problem to show people.

“It’s not just at this one junction. We need to be looking at other areas in Lossiemouth that could do with improvements.”

Locals have reported cars racing up the hill at speeds of up to 50mph in the 30mph zone.

Community council members have already had initial discussions with police and the local authority to debate what can be done.

Suggestions already pitched include narrowing a section of the road, installing speed warning signs and changing the layout of the turn-off.

Moray Council’s roads department have been made aware of the issue and are investigating to see whether any alterations can be made.

Police were invited to comment about driving issues on School Brae, but did not respond.