Wiltshire Police cracking down on speeding drivers in the county
It's part of a national campaign
Wiltshire Police are taking action against speeding as part of a national campaign led by the National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC).
Excess speed is one of the fatal four factors that increase the risk of road users being significantly injured or killed if involved in a road traffic collision.
In Wiltshire, statistics show around 30 people each year are killed in fatal traffic incidents.
Inspector Mark Freeman, from the Road Policing Team, said:
“We know that Speeding is one of the causations of fatal and serious injury collisions.
“Across Wiltshire we have a mixture of rural and busy road networks. The specified speed limits on these roads are to help safeguard drivers, passengers, pedestrians and other road users, who all want to travel safely.
“In the last 18 months during the pandemic and in periods of lockdown we have seen examples of people doing dangerous speeds on our roads, thinking that the quieter times meant it was safe to exceed the speed limit.
“Please think before you speed. It is never acceptable, it will only save a matter of minutes, and it places the driver and others a risk."
Wiltshire officers are encouraging the public to report any concerns they have about people speeding.
Inspector Freeman added:
"If you witness speeding taking place and it is ongoing call 999, but only if it is safe to do so.
“You can also report online. Not all these reports will end in a conviction, but it does help us to build a picture of the activity on our roads and identify those vehicles regularly disregarding the speed limits.”
They're not to afraid to add that motorists caught speeding will face a fine, points on their licence or even court action.