CALLS for action to be taken on boy racers in Cudworth have been made - after residents complained that someone could be killed due to speeding vehicles.
According to witnesses, young motorists have been allegedly racing from the car parks at Robert Street to Bank Street - the scene of last summer’s police clamp down following similar incidents.
Although their meetings are more sporadic than last year, residents claim that the motorists have been intimidating anyone who has challenged them.
Fiona Mallinson, 52, of Barnsley Road, said: “We haven’t had many incidents in the last few months but there’s been a lot recently. It’s not as bad as it was last summer, when we had daily incidents at night, but there’s a fear that someone will get killed if they are not stopped.
“It’s madness. There’s usually five to ten vehicles, all what I’d describe as boy racer-type cars, with loud exhausts. They make a mess in the car park, particularly at the Bank Street end, and race side-by-side along the straight lane which connects both car parks.
“There’s no telling them but anyone can see just how dangerous it is. They accelerate from standstill - what happens if someone walks out or pulls round the corner before they brake?
“I and a few others have passed registration plates on and hopefully by making more people aware, we will have proper police presence in the area when it gets dark.”
Drug paraphernalia and canisters, believed to be laughing gas, have been left behind after their get-togethers, as well as empty alcohol bottles and takeaway boxes.
Coun Charlie Wraith said: “The car parks are regularly left in a mess and it’s just not on. The litter is terrible and there’s little improvement - it is a hotspot for gathering youths in cars.”
The matter, which will be discussed at Cudworth’s PACT meeting on Wednesday, is something police are aware of, according to Temporary Sergeant Jason Pearson.
“We are patrolling it, although we can’t be there all the time,” he said. “It appears there’s a triangle - the Co-op, Robert Street and Bank Street car parks - where they go. We are aware of it and it is a problem.”
