SPEED bumps could be introduced along a country road at Fordell and Coaledge following a three-year campaign by residents.

Fife Council is proposing to put in the traffic measures on the C26, otherwise known as Old Mill Road, in an attempt to stop people speeding through the two hamlets.

Crossgates Community Council have been pushing for the speed bumps on the 60mph road for the last few years.

Maureen Cuthbertson, chair of Crossgates Community Council, told the Press: "We've been asking for this for a few years now.

"It's a very small hamlet and it's a small twisty road so it attracts boy racers.

"There's a 20mph speed limit through Crossgates and then 250 yards later it goes up to the national speed limit and people must go past my house at 70 or 80 mph.

"I don't let my cats out of the house because it's a killer road and I'm not surprised there's not been a serious accident.

"We have a mixed population of elderly and children so there's a concern that cars are coming through just far too fast."

Crossgates Community Council expected the speed bumps to be put in early in the year but say there have been delays.

"We thought it was going ahead in April but it hasn't happened," Maureen said.

"We are still flummoxed as to why it's ongoing. The main problem is it goes from 60mph to 20mph so people are hankering on the brakes to slow down quickly into Crossgates but with the speed bumps they'll have to slow down further down the road.

"It's also a blind junction for some of the houses in the hamlet. They have a poor view so anything that is speeding past is dangerous."

Cowdenbeath councillor Darren Watt explained that Fife Council had been conducting traffic surveys and Police Scotland had also been involved in the process of deciding what was the best traffic measures for the area.

He said: "The community council have been pressing for this for several years so it's been a long time coming.

"There's a feeling that it is an accident waiting to happen so I'm sure it will be very welcome from the community.

"Speeding is reckless down the road and people need to be more considerate of the village."