Thames Valley Police launch specialist road safety team
The new tasking team will go after motorists who create harm on the roads
Thames Valley Police have introduced a new Roads Policing Unit (RPU) Tasking Team.
Police say the dedicated team has been created to strengthen their approach to tackling harm on the roads across the Thames Valley and to support the delivery of safer roads for all.
Operating across all three Thames Valley counties – Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire – the RPU Tasking Team will take an evidence‑based approach to identifying and addressing the areas of greatest risk.
Each month, the team will be responding to emerging threats across the roads that are causing the most harm within the region. This will be following a review of current trends, collision data, intelligence, and emerging threats. They will then deploy proactively to these locations to directly address the behaviours and offences driving those risks.
Enforcement
Inspector Simon Hills of the Roads Policing Unit said, “The team’s primary focus will be proactive roads policing and enforcement, and the public should expect to see increased action against those who break the law.
“The team will be using all available enforcement options at their disposal in order to effectively target those road users who choose to put themselves and others at risk through dangerous, impaired or irresponsible driving
“Taskings will be set through our internal processes, ensuring that deployments are always rooted in intelligence, robust data, and a clear understanding of where intervention is needed most.
“In addition to their proactive work, the team will support local policing operations wherever possible and will also target those individuals known to us through intelligence, including those involved in drink or drug driving.
“We will be better equipped than ever to prevent danger and save lives."