A cafe owner who has become so frustrated with what he says is frequent speeding on the 30mph road outside has bought his own monitoring equipment, which he claims has clocked one vehicle travelling at 106mph and many others exceeding 70mph. Paul Hooper said he spent £3,000 on the device, which has been running on what he called "spy" mode since last November, because he was so desperate for traffic calming measures and 30mph signs on the stretch of Oystermouth Road outside his business.
"I want the issue to be recognised," he said. He described the results of his speed survey as "staggering", and even claimed Oystermouth Road could "well be the fastest 30mph road in the UK".
Oystermouth Road is the east-to-west dual carriageway which links Swansea city centre with Mumbles via Mumbles Road and Victoria Road. Some of the dual carriageway is 40mph; the stretch east of St Helen's rugby and cricket ground to the city centre is 30mph. There is only one 30mph roadside sign - outside the sports ground - but the presence of street lighting denotes a 30mph limit unless otherwise specified.
