Driver caught doing 80mph with no hands on wheel in Road Safety Week
Another incident saw someone doing more than 100mph in fog
Last updated 18th Dec 2020
Avon and Somerset Police say they registered 2,820 road traffic offences during Road Safety Week in November.
They say between 16-23 November England was in lockdown and the roads were mostly wet, often with poor visibility, but despite that they caught several drivers behaving almost unbelievably.
In one incident a person was caught driving at 80 miles per hour (mph) with their hands behind their head.
In another someone was spotted doing 154mph on an A-road in poor weather and in a third a driver was seen doing 101mph in fog.
All three of the drivers involved in those incidents have been summonsed to court.
Chief Inspector Jason Shears of Avon and Somerset Police said: “Speeding on any road is unacceptable.
"It is a serious, dangerous and anti-social offence that causes death and injury to thousands of people each year.
"Some people don’t take the risk of speeding seriously, but our patrols do.
"We will continue to target those who choose to put others at risk and work all year round to educate on safe driving and the consequences of not doing so."
Road Safety Week, organised by road safety charity ‘BRAKE’, is an annual event and the biggest road safety awareness event in the UK. This year, the campaign message is “No Need To Speed”.