A PROTEST warning motorists to 'kill your speed before someone dies' was held on Saturday, to highlight the fact that more than 60 incidents have occurred on a stretch of road near Tavistock within the last seven years. The long stretch of road past the Halfway House at Grenofen is a 40mph zone after nearby residents lobbied for it to be changed from a 60mph limit around two years ago. The road was also narrowed and a pavement put in place. The protest was sparked by a recent incident which saw a young resident hit by a motorist as she crossed the road from the bus stop. The youngster's injuries were not life threatening but she did suffer a broken leg. The incident brought the matter to the forefront of people's minds that something needs to be done before there is a fatality. Residents, cyclists, dog walkers and horse riders who cross the busy road to access Lower Grenofen or visa versa, decided to take action to warn people of the risks posed to people's lives if speeding. One concerned resident, Clive Patterson, landlord of the Halfway House, said that the speeding and car shunting had been ongoing for two years, ever since the speed limit changed, but that in total, 61 incidents had occurred in seven years. These varied from minor shunts to road closures. He said: 'An incident involving a pedestrian in April 2014 triggered everything off with local residents and we want something done — we want to be taken seriously and something to be done before there is a fatality. 'We had a speed camera out there once and one car did in excess of 130mph. 'The number of people who overtake along the road is horrendous, and as the visibility from Lower Grenofen is poor, we need to make people more aware of what could happen. 'What we need is an average speed camera on both sides — I think it will help keep the speed down.' Matt Fletcher, from Brownson House at Grenofen, said: 'The opportunity for enforcing the 40mph zone on the A386 through Grenofen should be an issue the council ought to be falling over themselves to resolve, such as implementing safety cameras or rumble strips. 'We realise that the A386 is a necessary arterial road between Tavistock and Plymouth and that traffic volume is not an issue. 'The problem is that the speed limit is simply not adhered to or enforced.' Grenofen residents Patrick and Lydia Hewitt moved to Grenofen last year and said that people needed to be made aware of the 40mph limit and that 'it is there for a reason'. Mr Hewitt said: 'The speed of the traffic is getting exceedingly dangerous. 'The protest was held to help prevent a fatality. 'With parked cars on the road, speeding and rubbish weather, low visibility and people overtaking, it is a fatality waiting to happen.' Residents said whether it was people living in Branson Park, along the Whitchurch road to Horrabridge, or in Grenofen Manor, the problems pulling out from any of the junctions along the stretch were made dangerous due to excess