Snaring of four motorists doing 90mph within half an hour has brought into sharp focus the scourge of speeding at a Fife accident hotspot.
A police camera unit recorded the speeders on the rural road between Colinsburgh and Pittenweem, an entrance to the East Neuk.
The news has reignited concerns about the readiness of motorists to break the 60mph limit on the B942 and fears that another serious accident will occur.
Fife Safety Camera Partnership described the detections as shocking and used them as a warning to other motorists, particularly at a time when the road is becoming busy with holiday visitors to the East Neuk.
Partnership manager Andrew Jones said: ”During the summer months Fife’s busy events diary draws people to the Kingdom from all over the country. Tourists, walkers, cyclists, bikers and car drivers are out and about sharing the road space.
”Some road users will be well aware of the roads network but, at this time of year, many may be new to the area.
“It’s shocking that a total of four drivers were detected travelling at 90mph speeds in such a short period of time. It’s high-risk driving behaviour these speeds create a high risk for the drivers concerned and for other road users.”
Fife’s head of road policing, Chief Inspector Brenda Sinclair, warned that speed limits in Fife will be ”stringently enforced”.
She said: ”Working closely with the Fife Safety Camera Partnership, Fife Police operate an intelligence-led road casualty reduction strategy.
”The aim is to routinely enforce the speed restrictions across Fife in a bid to help make the roads safer for all.”
Police have previously caught drivers exceeding 100mph on the route, which has been identified as one of the three most accident-prone in Levenmouth and the East Neuk.
The Colinsburgh straight, which has a sharp bend at its east end, is well-known for providing the temptation to motorists to ‘put the foot down’, but collisions are also rife beyond the straight as the road approaches Pittenweem.
Accidents are so common that the owners of Balcaskie Estate and Abercrombie Farm regularly have to carry out repairs to walls and fences where cars have gone off the road.
A document seen by The Courier recorded over 30 insurance claims in the last three years.
East Neuk and Landward councillor Elizabeth Riches confirmed that speeding has long been a worry among residents in the area.
She said: ”It’s a very straight bit of road and people think it’s safe to break the law. The sad thing is when they reach the east end of the stretch they don’t realise the speed they are doing.”