Bursledon motorists will face new restrictions when civic chiefs slam the brakes on speeders.

Roads in the village, where it is currently legal to reach up to 60mph, are going to have a 30mph speed limit imposed.

The move comes after villagers complained to Bursledon Parish Council that speeding traffic made it dangerous for pedestrians using the narrow lanes.

Residents found traffic to be especially dangerous when they walked children to and from schools in Long Lane.

Council chairman Diana Sneezum told the Daily Echo: "We do see people going very fast - some are going so fast they have careered into people's walls.

"It can also be very frightening for mothers pushing a pram or people walking with a little dog on a lead."

Following a report to Eastleigh Borough Council's Bursledon, Hamble and Hound Local Area Committee, councillors voted to put in the speed restrictions, which will see 14 new 30mph road signs put up in roads around the village.

Eastleigh council's traffic engineer Paul Garrod told the committee that, although there is not necessarily an accident problem in the village, Bursledon needed to be brought in line with other villages which already have the 30mph limit.

The report to the committee also highlighted how few roads in the village have footpaths, and cars coming around sharp corners may not always be able to see pedestrians.

Committee member Councillor Bill Pepper said: "The report is excellent and I think we need to praise the residents in these roads because although they would not have been able to reach 60mph, they have been driving sensibly."

Speed restrictions of 30mph will be imposed in Long Lane, Hill Place, Church Lane, High Street, Lands End Road, Salterns Lane, Kew Lane, School Lane and Hungerford.