Urgent calls to put the brakes on speeding motorists have been made after a biker who crashed in a Halesowen street was left fighting for his life.

The horrific crash happened on Hawne Lane on February 8 when the 37-year-old rider hit a stationary car.

Councillor Simon Phipps said he had asked for speed calming measures including speed activated signs on Hawne Lane before the smash, but had been told by Dudley Council there had not been enough serious incidents to warrant measures.

He said: "Incidents such as the recent one demonstrate otherwise - the council need to take it more seriously.

"It's about time something was done."

Cllr Phipps, who represents the Belle Vale ward, said residents had been mentioning speeding on the 30mph road for years, with several contacting him since the crash.

He has carried out a road safety survey to which 200 residents have responded and is compiling replies to apply for road safety measures.

Three of the main roads of concern were Hawne Lane, Fairmile Road and Whittingham Road, which all have 30mph limits.

In Fairmile Road concerns included parking on bends and speeding cars, in Whittingham Road issues of inconsiderate and dangerous parking associated with Halesowen College and Newfield Park Primary were reported.

In Hawne Lane cllr Phipps said drivers sometimes go partly into the lane of oncoming traffic at the brow of a narrow hill.

Cllr Phipps said: "In the last few months reports of speeding and dangerous parking have picked up.

"We will ask for speed activated signs initially and then possibly other traffic calming measures."

Councillor John Martin, Dudley Council's Cabinet Member for Highways and Environment, said: “We investigate all incidents that occur on our roads, looking for common locations and factors that cause them.

“We will look at these three roads to see if they merit being included in future local safety schemes.”

A spokesman for West Midlands Police said yesterday (Wednesday) the biker remained in a critical condition in the Q.E Hospital.