A COUNTY police officer has described catching two speeding motorists within minutes of each other on a busy street as “positively ridiculous”.

Police in Dunbar have been carrying out speed checks on the town’s Brodie Road, which has a 20 miles per hour speed limit, for more than a month, after concerns were raised about speeding motorists.

Constable Gavin Ross, who is based in the town, told members of the town’s community and police partnership (CAPP) he had carried out a speed check with a hand-held speed gun on October 19.

He said: “It was positively ridiculous.

“We were standing there for 30 seconds and caught someone, then we filled out a ticket and 30 seconds later we caught another.”

The officer added it was “ridiculously easy” to catch people speeding on the stretch of road and the speed check had not even been carried out during a busy time of the day.

The issue was listed as one of three priorities for police in the town to look at in a meeting at the end of September.

And members agreed the issue had to remain a priority following more concerns about speeding traffic on the street, which is at the heart of the town’s Hallhill development and opposite the town’s Asda store.

PC Ross said that one of the vehicles was heading west on the road, while the other was heading in the opposite direction.

Similarly, one vehicle belonged to a resident in the area, while the other was a work van.

A meeting discussing the problem was took place last Wednesday afternoon at Dunbar’s Bleachingfield Centre.

Among those attending was Councillor Michael Veitch, PC Ross and representatives from East Lothian Council, including the road safety officer.

It is not the first meeting to take place looking at the issue.

Earlier this summer, a number of residents again met with police and local authority representatives to discuss the issue.

Signs were added to the road warning drivers of crossing deer, while a barrier was also put up to prevent children from crossing the road at a certain point.

Mr Veitch, who was not at the CAPP meeting, told the Courier there was still much to be discussed.

That could include looking at the possibility of introducing further signs or traffic calming measures.

The councillor said: “A number of residents have said to me cars are not sticking to the speed limit."