Residents on streets with new 20mph speed limits have given their reaction to the changes.

The limits were introduced with signs and road markings in many residential streets - mainly in north Swindon - this month.

The council hopes the limits will reduce crashes and risk of injury in an area that has many schools and residents.

Nandini Singh lives near Old Shaw Lane, now limited to 20mph, frequently walking her dog there.

She said: “Traffic was an issue that came up because you are walking out of your door and suddenly you see a car speeding by.

“There is literally no footpath on Old Shaw Lane and you have a lot of elderly residents who reside there.

“It is needed to remind drivers going in to Old Shaw Lane to slow down.”

Nandini said that Old Shaw Lane is especially busy during school pick-up and drop-off times for nearby Brook Field Primary School.

New double yellow lines on nearby roads means that unmarked Old Shaw Lane becomes especially busy with cars.

Nadini said: “When you've got people rushing to work after dropping their kids off, you need something in your face to tell you, ‘hey, slow down’.”

“There are people walking literally on the side of the road and it is where you're driving as well. So from that perspective, I think this would be a very welcome road to have the signage on.”

Roads with new signage include many streets in Moredon, Abbey View, Cheney Manor and Shaw.

Nandini said that she would have to wait to see if the speed restrictions were effective.

One resident in Old Walcot lives on a street that became 20mph a few years ago.

He said was sceptical about the effectiveness of slower limits without proper enforcement and monitoring.

He said: “ It is all well and good introducing these restrictions, especially around schools, but unless fines and points are put on drivers they'll continue to be ignored.

“I live in old Walcot in Swindon and there's been a 20mph speed limit for a few years now on the estate. 

“I'd say 80 per cent of drivers are well in excess of that and a majority of which are local residents.”

The new limits were requested by local councillors following an invitation for applications from the Swindon Borough Council. 

A council spokesperson said: “The intended purpose of 20mph schemes is to minimise the risk of collisions occurring and to ensure that when collisions do occur, the impacts are unlikely to result in death or serious injury.”