Black Country roads targeted in boy racer ban
Four routes will be targeted in a new clampdown against boy racers in Sandwell including a toy store car park.
Councillors have linked with the other Black Country boroughs to succeed in gaining orders banning illegal car cruising and meetings.
Police will be out enforcing the ban in four areas - Hallens Drive and Patent Drive off the A41 and Axletree Way, in Wednesbury, the Toys R Us car park, in Oldbury, and along Kelvin Way, in West Bromwich, near The Hawthorns.
Sandwell Council leader, Councillor Darren Cooper, says the ban will help ease problems for other motorists and residents caught up in the problems.
"Police will be enforcing the order because of the nature of the behaviour and the power of arrest, which is part of the order, he said.
"It is hoped that this Black Country-wide order will act as a deterrent and prevent further cruising or meets within Sandwell to make it safer for local residents and to cut the level of nuisance this practice brings to communities."
