AINSWORTH residents are demanding action to stop speeding drivers in their village.

A petition has been submitted to Bury Council calling for a review of traffic calming measures in light of a number of serious crashes.

Last week, shocking CCTV footage caught the moment a car flipped on to its roof and rolled across Church Street in the village after colliding with a parked vehicle.

Resident Joanne Riu’s parked vehicle was shunted backwards across the pavement, while the driver, who was believed to be in his mid-20s, managed to escape from his vehicle unscathed.

And in May, a speeding car crashed into another house in Church Street, leaving the vehicle hanging over the basement bedroom of Paul and Judith Buckley.

Mr Buckley, who says he was left “terrified” by the incident, is now among those now calling for action to be taken.

“It is lucky that no one has been seriously hurt,” he said.

“People are using excessive speed at all times. It is very frightening.

"You are putting your life in your own hands whenever you cross the road. Something needs to be done because they will carry on until someone is killed.”

Meanwhile, Jane Lees, the chair of Ainsworth Community Association, said: “It is a major problem affecting the whole community.

“I know of six people that have had their cars written off by speeding drivers, including myself.”

Mrs Lees said the problem had become so bad that some residents felt afraid of parking their vehicles outside their homes, and had decided to park elsewhere.

Concerns have also been raised about the effectiveness of existing traffic calming measures in the village, notably the traffic islands. Residents claim vehicles often drive on the wrong side of the road to pass them, while it is alleged that they also create problems for buses turning on to Church Street from Bradley Fold Road.

A spokesman for Bury Council said: “As with all requests for road safety measures, we will consider carrying out a traffic survey and monitor speed levels.

“It is important to note that accident records ­— particularly those which have caused injury ­— play an important part in determining whether alterations are made to the road.

“For example: if permanent speed cameras are to be installed at any site in Greater Manchester, there needs to have been at least three incidents that have caused death or serious injury in the last three years.

“There may also be contributory factors to incidents other than speeding, such as drink driving.”

“We have installed Vehicle Activated Signs which show drivers how fast they are travelling with the aim of encouraging them to stick to the speed limit. They do not, unfortunately, stop reckless drivers who are determined to break the law and potentially put other in danger.

“Speed enforcement is a matter for the police, and residents could contact their neighbourhood policing team about this.”