Over 1,000 Motorists Caught During Campaign

More than 1,000 drivers were caught during a recent Europe-wide crackdown on speeding motorists.

There were 1,142 offences dealt with in total. 

Officers also found people drink driving, drug driving, careless driving and using a mobile phone at the wheel. 

Cheshire Police were targeting hot-spots and using complaints from members of the community when deciding where to enforce. 

Sergeant Brad Hughes said: “Throughout this operation officers from the Cheshire Roads Policing Team have been proactively targeting a number of problem routes across the county to raise awareness of the dangers or driving at excessive speed.

“In addition, officers from the Local Policing units have also been conducting speed enforcement operations on roads where concerns have been raised by local residents.

“Sadly, the results show that there are still some motorists who simply do not appreciate the dangers of speeding. While it may seem like a minor offence, the fact is people are being killed and seriously injured on our roads because of motorists driving at excessive speed.

“Travelling a couple of miles over the speed limit may not seem like much – but a pedestrian hit at 40mph is four times more likely to be killed than being hit at 30mph.” 

David Keane, Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire, said: “I’m pleased to see that this operation has been a success and that officers have issued enforcements to a number of speeding motorists and those who drink or use a mobile phone while driving.

“However, these results show there is still a high number of drivers not using our roads safely. The issue of road safety and speeding is a major concern for the many residents I represent across Cheshire. It is my priority to ensure the Constabulary carries out regular speed checks on problem routes to make the county’s roads safer and help save lives.”