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  1. Here's a message from the Avon & Somerset Police 
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    Speed enforcement and awareness week (Forcewide)
    16/08/2012 13:05

    Speeding drivers in Avon and Somerset are being warned to slow down or face the consequences during a week-long campaign to make the roads safer.

    Police and Community Speed Watch volunteers are taking part in a Europe-wide co-ordinated speed enforcement operation from Monday August 20-26.

    Avon and Somerset Constabulary will provide a high profile response to this campaign with the key objectives of

    • Reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on the roads
    • Raising awareness of the dangers associated with speeding via education
    • Increasing the number of offenders brought to justice for speeding offences
    • Making communities feel safe by high visible policing

    There will be high-visibility mobile patrols across the major road network, including the M5, M4, M32 and A303. Patrol vehicles will also be stationed for maximum exposure on motorway bridges and police patrol vehicle bays. Highway matrix signs will display speed enforcement and speed reduction messages.

    Police will use all the speed detection technology at their disposal, including mobile speed cameras and ANPR, the automatic number plate recognition system.

    In towns and villagers across Avon and Somerset, officers will support teams of Community Speed Watch volunteers who have been mobilised to monitor traffic throughout the week.

    Speeding drivers can be fined or taken to court. Many will be offered the chance to be referred to the national driver offending rehabilitation scheme as an alternative.
    Operations and Traffic Chief Inspector John Holt said: "Speed limits are there for a reason. Speed is one of the main factors in fatal road collisions and slowing down just a few miles an hour can mean the difference between life and death. The faster someone is driving, the less time they have to stop if something unexpected happens.
    "During this week, and every day of the year, we will detect and stop speeding drivers. We are determined that a robust enforcement approach and an effective driver education programme will make our roads safer for all."
    The facts
    Speed is one of the main factors in fatal road collisions
    51 people in Avon and Somerset were killed or seriously injured in 2011 in crashes where speed was a factor
    The risk of death is approximately four times higher when a pedestrian is hit at 40mph than at 30mph

    View the story on the website: http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk...spx?nsid=25981


     
     

  2. Re: Here's a message from the Avon & Somerset Police 
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    Cheers Alan :-*

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    Thanks for the Alert
     
     

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    Good call, looking at that this is nation wide?.
     
     

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    Already know. They caught me on the 6th!
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    Thanks Alan
     
     

  7. Re: Here's a message from the Avon & Somerset Police 
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    makes a change them warning us and wear vis jackets instead of hideing behind some thing until you go past,cheers
     
     

  8. Re: Here's a message from the Avon & Somerset Police 
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    yes... wonderful! nice to see they're actually dealing with the problem of substandard driving, getting people to drive more slowly won't help anything if people still can't drive. crack down on bad driving rather than fast driving!
     
     

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    I do a lot of commuting miles.
    The amount of car drivers that I spot on phones is increasing.
    I have also seen lots of 'full 40T HGV' drivers on their phones whilst driving.
    This should be dealt with as it causes more injuries and deaths.

    On a recent journey down south I saw a young lady complete her
    make-up whilst driving too!!
     
     

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    I'm ok. I only have a 125! :P
     
     

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