Boy racers causing havoc have prompted one man living close to a city hotspot for drifting, speeding and anti-social behaviour to call for warning signs.
Andy Sharp, a marine geologist who lives in Britannia Road, says attempts to stop thwart nuisance drivers in Norwich by police and councillors have so far proved futile, with a car park closure only pushing cars onto the roadside.
Mr Sharp says a planned Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) for the entire city cannot come soon enough but says signage is needed to warn walkers and other drivers that Mousehold Heath is used by "irresponsible and dangerous" drivers.
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He pointed to the fact there are road signs warning drivers of aircraft overhead, falling rocks and uneven road surfaces in relevant places but believes the threat posed by thuggish drivers is greater.
Mr Sharp said: "It sounds daft, but if you're driving close to an airbase where the Red Arrows practice, you'll see a sign warning you, we need something like that on Britannia Road.
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"We've got drivers shooting out of the car park, slamming their brakes on and causing mayhem which I would say holds a far higher risk of causing a crash than things we do have signs up for like uneven roads, planes and falling rocks.
"They're gathering in threatening throngs to drift and park up on the verges of the roads and it's not just their driving, because their girlfriends are there milling about on the road, you're worried you might hit them."
It comes after police said a three-month overnight police closure of Britannia Road car park, between 9pm and 5am, reduced anti-social driving.
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But Mr Sharp believes it only pushed the troublemakers elsewhere.
He said: "They've been trying very hard but they've never achieved anything.
"Whatever has been done has been important and ineffective, it's time they accepted they can't control it until they get this PSPO and put signs up to warn people.
"We need to tell people this beauty spot is also a crime hotspot before something happens."
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