SPEEDING drivers were grilled by Weymouth schoolchildren and warned about putting lives at risk.

Year five and six pupils at Southill Primary School teamed up with Westham Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) and PC Jamie Heath to enforce the 30mph limit on Radipole Lane outside the school.

Nine-year-old Sian Brookes said she had enjoyed making posters at home to warn motorists of the dangers of speeding.

She said: “We caught people with the speed cameras and we gave them the posters and had a little talk with them.

“If they were speeding we tell them off, if not we say thank you.”

Mr and Mrs Cassidy, of Lanehouse, were stopped by the police so the children could say well done for doing 25mph and Mrs Cassidy was given a thank you poster.

Mr Cassidy said: “It’s an excellent idea and makes the children more aware of safe driving when they grow up.

“In this area people do tend to speed with the hill and it pricks your conscience a bit more to hear it from the children.”

PCSO Kelly Rothwell and PC Heath organised the Weymouth scheme, which has visited St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School and Conifers Primary School in the past.

PC Heath said: “It’s been successful, the kids love it and like to feel a part of things. Some drivers tend to give some back chat if they’re stopped by an officer but when they’re faced with the children they see the consequences and they crumble. If someone is over the limit I use my discretion on whether to give them a ticket or if they should be punished by the jury of the children.”

One car was pulled over for doing 31mph and the driver given a talking to by the children.

Connie Williams, 10, said: “We stopped the car because it was going over the speed limit. They might kill someone or hurt them if they go too fast. We gave a poster to the driver saying to slow down and told him not to go over 30mph anymore.”

Another car was caught doing 42mph and the driver was given a ticket by PC Heath.

PCSO Pauline Loveless said: “This is the first school where we’ve given a ticket. It’s good for the children to see what happens and it’s all part of their general road safety lessons.”