GREATER Manchester Police recently confirmed that its biggest speeding area of concern is Bolton.
And followers of our Facebook group "Bolton Crime & Court" have now named the roads in the borough where they witness speeding motorists the most.
A number of roads were mentioned multiple times including Deane Road, Derby Street, Blackburn Road, Halliwell Road, Chorley Old Road, Chorley New Road and St Helens Road.
Here are other roads that were named by readers:
Church Street, Westhoughton
Green Lane
Rishton Lane
Wigan Road, Hart Common
Scout Road
Ivy Road
Topp Way
Stitch-Mi-Lane
Kay Street, leading onto the A666
New Hall Lane – "They speed up here ridiculously" – Emma Jones said.
Queensgate
Bury Road, Breightmet to the Crompton Way junction
Wigan Road between Beaumont Road and the motorway
Knutshaw Crescent
Deepdale Road
Freshfields Avenue, Great Lever
Lever Edge Lane
Stoneclough Road – "They think they are under the impression the brew is a launch pad not a 30mph residential road." – Amanda Flubes Constantine added.
Bolton Road near the roundabout
Firwood Grove cutting through from Tonge Moor Road to Crompton Way and vice versa
Church Road
Longsight
Hardy Mill Road
Hindley Road, Daisy Hill
Tennyson Street
Frank Street
Victory Road, Little Lever
Scholey Street
Beaumont Road
Cawdor Street, Farnworth
Daffodil Road, Farnworth
Campbell Street, Farnworth – "During the day and at night can't believe no-one has been killed." – Maxine Scott said.
Longworth Road, Horwich
Tonge Moor Road
Darwen Road
Crompton Way
Lever Park Avenue, Horwich
Bridgeman Street
Lever Street
Rupert Street
High Street
Bromwich Street
Montserrat Road
Tong Road
Ainsworth Lane – like a race track need a speed camera, two schools just off the lane, kids going home and idiots still racing down lane – Barry Thompson
Tempest Road
Junction Road West
Morris Green Lane,
A6 Wingates
Hulton Lane
Radcliffe Road – "It's a nightmare.Two cars have crashed into the barriers on the bend .
"They speed down and don't realise the road bends they can't stop hence the barriers for pedestrian safety and as I said two have crashed into them.
"Off road bikers should be dealt with too.Sick to death of them speeding on Radcliffe Road – Sue Evanson said.
Bradford Road
Plodder Lane
Settle Street, Great Lever
Campbell Street, Farnworth
New Church Road
Rishton Lane
Goldrill Avenue
Tudor Avenue – "It's bad. Got worse now people are trying to avoid chorley new road due to the extended cycle lane." – Janet Hallam added.
Milthorpe Road
Crossdale Road
Burnmore Road
Breightment Fold Lane
Highfield Road
Crown Lane
Worsley Road
Westland Avenue
Brookhouse Avenue
Vernon Street – "Used as a drag run from the C.O.R end to the roundabout." - Tim Hodge said
Harper Green Road
Campbell Street
Higher Swan Lane
Willows Lane
Blackrod Bypass
Station Road, Blackrod
Crown Lane, Horwich
Radcliffe Rd, Darcy Lever – "Adjacent to St Stephens Primary School. Cars fly past the school with no consideration for children." - Philip Turney said.
New Lane (towards stitch-mi-lane )
Eagley Way towards Asda
Winchester Way
Crescent Road
Turton Street
Moses Gate, Harper Green
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