An Angus man has warned that torment at the hands of ”boy racers” may end in him taking the law into his own hands.
It has been claimed that Eastmill Road in Brechin a long straight at the southern tip of the town has been plagued by revving engines and convoys of cars for the past few years.
One of the road’s residents of 10 years’ standing, who did not wish to be named, contacted The Courier to tell of his exasperation with the police and Angus Council.
”I’m fed up of the police’s response when I speak to them. They do nothing,” he said. ”I’ve asked about speed bumps being put in, because there’s a caravan site next door and there’s an accident waiting to happen.
”The council don’t get back to me. It’s almost as if they don’t care if one day one of these kids is splattered like jam at the end of the road. Speed bumps or some sort of traffic calming would help save a life one day.
”Because we’re the first road on coming into town this way, I can see why cars might not exactly be doing 30 (miles per hour) as soon as they come on to the road. But these cars are doing up to 70 at all hours of the day.”
The angry resident has left his house on several occasions to confront ”kids, barely men” who, he says, have taken to stopping at several points along the road and revving their engines, apparently to antagonise neighbours.
”It’s the most I can do not to wring their necks but one of these days I will not be able to keep a hold of myself,” the man warned. ”From the police refusing to do anything one day, pretty quickly they’ll get interested then.”
Sergeant Clark Renilson said the force was aware of the problem, but it would be helpful for residents to come forward with registration numbers.
He said: ”The issue of anti-social driving is something that the police take seriously and will not tolerate. The local police in Brechin are aware of the incidents that have been reported in Eastmill Road and it is requested that if any such driving is witnessed then the public are urged to note down the registration number of the offending vehicle along with an explanation relating to the manner of driving.
”The public are encouraged to contact the police on every occasion when they feel that the driving of another is not what would be expected as reasonable, whether it be a speeding issue, excessive noise caused by the revving of an engine or the screeching of tyres which are all factors of anti-social driving.”
Mr Renilson said any information could be handed in at Brechin police office, to any officer or by calling 0300 1112222.
Angus Council was unavailable for comment.