CHICOPEE, Mass. — Chicopee Police want drivers in the city to slow down. They say they’ve gotten a number of complaints about speeding recently.

Ashley Clifford is a parent of a Bellamy Middle School student. 

She said she is very concerned about aggressive driving in the city.

"It's really bad going through the crosswalk," said Clifford. "I see a lot of kids walking to school in the morning and I am genuinely inly scared for them that one day someone is going to get hit."

"I grew up in Springfield a little bit, grew up in Chicopee," said Matthew Schiavoni. "Never had that happen really, but I didn't go out that much. But now going out as an adult, I see how people drive. I think signs and sidewalks are really important, really vital, especially this part of Chicopee, knowing there's a lot of people around here. A lot of people."

Chicopee Police say they anticipate an increase in traffic with the holiday season coming around and will deploy more traffic enforcement units in the area.

The additional law enforcement will be focusing specifically on speeding and distracted driving.

It's a plan many in the Chicopee community hope will be effective, especially on busier streets.

"It's definitely needed and even the street I live on isn't safe," Clifford said. "I won't let my son walk to school because of that. I don't feel confident that it's safe enough."

"On that side of the road, it's just mulch. There's no sidewalk and it's just open, so dangerous," said Schiavoni. "I mean I got my teeth knocked out and I wasn't able to figure out who it was. I think more police, more signs, knowing that there are schools around here."

The Chicopee Police Department also reminds drivers the city-wide speed is speed limit is 25 mph and to put their phones away while on the road.