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[5 May 2009 by admin | no comments | 57 views]
Police declare war on speeding motorists

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 …

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[5 Apr 2009 by admin | no comments | 17 views]
County still short of lollipop patrols

Ongoing efforts to find lollipop ladies and men in Lincolnshire have seen 16 vacancies filled in the past 12 months.
However, Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership, which manages school crossing patrols, says there are still 22 vacancies.
Greville Burgess, school crossing patrol manager, said he would be keen to hear from new people wanting to apply.
“School crossing patrols provide a vital service to school communities and while I appreciate they have to put up with changeable weather conditions and occasional discourteous drivers, the benefits far outweigh those disadvantages,” he said.
“If you’re in good …

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