Overview
- Cleveland Police have been running speed camera checks on the Skelton Green–Boosbeck link after community safety complaints.
- Redcar and Cleveland Council says the road is a restricted road with street lights, which sets a default 30mph limit and bars 30mph repeater signs under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
- To raise awareness, the council has added extra speed camera warning signs and refreshed road markings, including new SLOW markings.
- Critics led by Councillor Steve Kay describe the approach as ambush-like on a rural-looking stretch that many assume returns to 60mph.
- Mark Smith of Moorsholm says he received a fixed penalty notice after being recorded at 38mph on what he viewed as an open countryside section.