VILLAGERS from Waterston are appealing to drivers to stick to the speed limit, before someone gets killed.

Members of Waterston Speed Watch Committee say some drivers are travelling at up to 70mph through their village, despite it being a 30mph zone.

They say existing measures, such as signage on the way into the village, and a mini-roundabout in the centre, are doing nothing to slow aggressive drivers down.

“The little roundabout does nothing,” said villager Carole Dallison.

“They don’t stop and they don’t slow down.”

“Sometimes you’re sitting in your house waiting to hear a crash,” she said.

“There was a car the other day, we don’t know how it even stayed on the road it was moving so quickly.

“All I saw was an orange flash.”

Among the group’s members is Ross Kelly, who has even taken to holding up a homemade 30mph sign in the street to try to get the message across.

“The majority of drivers, when they see me waving my sign will slow down,” she said.

“But some will speed up to make a point.”

Ruth O’Donovan moved to Waterston 18 months ago from Pill Mountain.

“We never thought it would be like this, we wouldn’t have moved if we had,” she said.

“It never settles down, even at night.

“At two or three in the morning, you’re just nodding off and whoosh, something flies down the road.”

She added: “We accept we are on the main road but if people just drove at the correct speed it would not be this bad.”

The group recently met with local county councillor Paul Miller and head of highways at County Hall Darren Thomas to discuss the issue.

Said Cllr Miller: “At my request Pembrokeshire Council drew up a traffic calming plan for the village some years ago but to date funding has not been available to implement that scheme.

“I firmly believe implementation of that traffic calming scheme is critical to reducing speeds and improving road safety in the village.

“I will continue to do all I can to make the case for funding.

“Members of the community have been extremely patient but in my view it’s now high time the council acted to address their concerns.”

A county council spokesman said the introduction of vehicle activated signs, rumble surface entry treatment and a min-roundabout had had a positive impact on reducing vehicle speeds.

He added that the authority had also pledged to carry out further speed surveys to identify problem areas and help any future funding applications.

“We want to make people aware this is a village, we have got elderly people, disabled people, children and horse riders,” added Carole.

“We just want to be able to cross the road safely.

“The council and police say there’s nothing they can do until something happens but do we want to wait for someone to get killed?”

The group now plans to start a petition, to kick-start the changes they want to see.