Police crack down on poor driving across Wiltshire in day of action
Stop checks will be carried out at various locations
Last updated 25th May 2022
Approximately 20 officers will be targeting road users who fail to abide by the law in a day of action across Wiltshire today (25th May).
Roads Policing officers will focus on the__ Fatal Four, that's the factors that increase the risk of people being injured or killed in a road traffic collision.
- Excess speed
- Drink/drug driving
- Driving while using a mobile phone
- Not wearing a seatbelt
All these factors make it harder for a driver to stop their vehicle safely and significantly reduce the driver’s reaction time.
Roads Policing Unit Sgt Will Ayres said:
“Wiltshire has such a varied road network – the M4 through the north of the county and the A303 through the south being our busiest stretches with large areas of very rural roads in between.
"Days of action like this are vital to ensure road safety is at the forefront of driver’s minds. It can be easy to become complacent towards driving when it is something that you do every day, but it is so important that when you get behind the wheel of a car, that the road has your full attention and that you are driving within the speed limit.
“Officers will be conducting stop checks at various locations throughout the county.
“We are fully committed to keeping our roads safe and this operation will help us target those who continue to drive at standards that fall well below what you would expect of a safe and competent driver.”
The Roads Policing Unit will be giving an insight into their work today via their twitter account @WiltsSpecOps