A campaign highlighting the dangers of excessive speed is running throughout January to encourage Buckinghamshire motorists to slow down on the roads.
Officers from Transport for Buckinghamshire’s Road Safety Team will be working with Thames Valley Police and Community Support Officers to target speeding drivers, carrying out roadside checks and giving out publicity materials through local communities. The Association of Chief Police Officers speed campaign is due to run at the same time.
Peter Hardy, Buckinghamshire County Council Cabinet Member for Planning and Transport said: “We are committed to reducing the number of people injured and killed on our roads, and targeting those drivers who continue to drive at excess speed. The Road Safety Team with their partners will work together through education and enforcement, to make the roads of Buckinghamshire a safer place for all road-users. The public have been very supportive when seeing the Road Safety Officers and Police carrying out these checks.”
Drivers may think that breaking the speed limit by a few miles an hour is acceptable, but statistics prove that speed can kill. Consultation with local communities has also shown that speeding is often a top priority in their neighbourhoods.