THEY have put up prohibition signs and even introduced speed cameras in a bid to stop cyclists from causing havoc along Boscombe promenade.

But residents say the council's efforts to put the brakes on speedy peddlers it is still not enough and without the necessary policing pedestrians will continue to be put at risk.

Cycling along Bournemouth and Poole seafront is not permitted between 10am and 7pm from June 21 to September 13.

And when it is permitted, pedestrians retain right of way and a speed limit of 10mph applies. Cyclists must also dismount and push their bikes on specified parts of the promenade, zig-zag pathways and Bournemouth Pier Approach.

In a bid to put a stop to cyclists breaching the rules seafront officers from Bournemouth and Poole were monitoring the promenade in Boscombe last week with radar guns, warning cyclists they were exceeding the 10mph speed limit and handing out leaflets. They plan to return in a bid to spread the message further.

But Parry Brooks, chairman of Boscombe Cliff Residents Association, says cyclists are still breaking the rules.

"I was down there last week and there was a kid laid out on the prom because he had hit into someone. There have been a couple of similar incidents as well.

"Would it have to take a child to be seriously injured or even killed for them to change their minds?

"There still isn't a lot of policing over it. The least they could do is prosecute one or two people for cycling on the promenade and that would maybe stop others."

Chris Saunders, business development manager at Bournemouth Borough Council, said: "Legal action is not an avenue we want to go down at the moment. We met with the residents' association a couple of months ago and it was one of their concerns. The action we have taken came from those representations we got from them. That is one of the reasons why we have done what we have.

"We have had a reasonable response from our initiative although one or two weren't particularly impressed. There is a majority in any walk of life who flout the rules and guidelines. It is about raising awareness and trying to reduce that number."

First published: Sept 8