Mark told the Tele he no longer allows his 10-year-old son out alone to play in a nearby park for fear he will be knocked down.

The couple have teamed up with a number of other residents to contact Dundee council about the problem, but say no action has yet been taken.

Mark said, “A lot of kids play up here but it’s just not safe anymore. The cars race around at about 50mph like it’s a speedway.”

“Five or six of us contacted the police and the council a while back but it’s still going on.

“I’ve lived here for three years and it’s getting worse.

“I’m scared to let my son out to play with his friends.”

Mark and Donna are worried it will take the death of a child to make the authorities stop and take notice.

Donna added, “The young guys drive around like maniacs — they just don’t care who is on the road.

“Someone is going to get killed if this carries on.

“I hope it doesn’t take that to make the council do something.”

Another local resident, who lives on nearby William Fitzgerald Way, said two children had been knocked down on the street in the last year.

“A lot of children play in the park outside our house and my heart is in my mouth sometimes when they cross the road.

“You just don’t know if the cars will be able to slow down in time.

“The police have been up here to watch out for cars but it never seems to be at the right time.

“It’s a long straight street so people speed right up.

“I think reducing it to a 20mph zone and putting in some speed bumps would make a huge difference.”

A spokesperson for Tayside Police urged members of the public to keep reporting such incidents.

“Tayside Police takes any reports of speeding or antisocial driving seriously. It is unacceptable and puts not only the driver’s life in danger but the lives of other road users, pedestrians and children playing.”

The spokesperson added that information such as a cars’ registration number, a description of the driver or vehicle and times and dates can help officers.