Operation Spotlight community update

Operation Spotlight community update

Operation Spotlight detects forty-one driving offences on the county’s roads

More than forty offences were detected during a recent week of action which put road safety in the spotlight in a bid to reduce the number of people who are killed or seriously injured on the county’s roads.

The week of action was part of the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s Operation Spotlight, which is a road safety campaign to highlight the dangers and potential deadly consequences of the fatal five driving offences through education and enforcement.

The fatal five offences identified were:

• Fourteen not wearing a seat belt (12 drivers and two child passengers)
• Nine using mobile phones at the wheel
• Five for excessive speeding
• Four driving without due care and attention.

Other offences included:

• One HGV parking on the slip road of the M1, taking a rest break
• One driving without insurance
• One driving while not in proper control of a vehicle
• Two Tachograph offences (driving over permitted hours) or without a driver card
• Two overweight vehicles
• Two insecure loads

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