Police handheld speed camera

Police say they are declaring war in motorists who speed.

New figures show that the number of drivers caught and prosecuted for breaking the speed limit rose by 68 per cent last year.

And officers have vowed to catch even more this year.

Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership head of casualty reduction Dave Kay said: “We are focusing on the fatal four – speeders, drink drivers, people who use their mobile phone at the wheel and people who don’t wear their seatbelt – but the most prominent one of those is speeding.

“The vast majority of fatal crashes involve speed.

“We really concentrated on targeting speeders with Operation Stealth in 2008 and we are continuing with that.

“You can expect even more speeders to be caught this year than we caught last year.”

In 2006, 3,905 motorists were prosecuted for speeding, compared to 3,715 in 2007 and a massive 6,397 in 2008.

So far this year, police have already caught 1,270 speeders.

Officers are also planning to massively expand the number of speed seminars they hold – which show motorists the potential consequences if they drive dangerously.

Article sourced with permission from thisislincolnshire.co.uk