A man in a Nottinghamshire village has painted his birdbox to resemble a speed camera to try and slow down passing drivers. Neil Mallinson, who volunteers with the Speed Watch group in Sutton Cum Lound, says that cars are "constantly" speeding down Town Street.
Although believing that more official measures are necessary, 50-year-old Mr Mallinson thinks that painting the birdbox will make a difference for now, reports Lincolnshire Live. He said: "I really wanted to raise the volume about the subject - that's what propelled me to do something like this [painting his birdbox].
"We've received a load of Facebook comments about it and a lot of people have spoken about it. There is an attention and we want to see something done about it."
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Discussing his belief that average speed cameras were needed at each end of the village, Mr Mallinson added: "Until you can change drivers' habits by some form of penalty, you're never going to change what they're doing.
"There needs to be some form of punitive action taken and we are also talking about new calming measures, such as chicanes. But until then, I don't think anything will ever change.
"It's a nice little village and I think the speeding does take away from the village. Whenever we have anyone visiting our house, there's always the concern if they're parking outside because its' not exactly a safe environment. I've got three young kids so you're always aware of it."
Other residents also said they were concerned about the safety of Town Street. One mother-of-two, who did not wish to be named, said: "We cross the road to take our kids to school every day, and there is that fear that if someone came speeding around the corner, it could be really serious."
Mr Mallinson also said that he couldn't see why people sped through the village, considering that it is not a "cut-through" to any other major villages or towns. He said: "It's not like people would be commuting to any other villages, so maybe it's people living locally who just don't respect that we have a 30mph limit in the village."
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