Road safety operation carried out in North Yorkshire - almost 30 vehicles stopped
Unmarked vehicles were used to identify any traffic offences
Officers stopped almost 30 vehicles as part of a road safety operation on the A61 in North Yorkshire.
It involved officers from Harrogate Response and the local Neighbourhood policing team with the support of roads policing officers in partnership with the DVSA, and took place yesterday morning (7th April).
Between Bishop Monkton and Ripley officers were sent out in unmarked vehicles and an unmarked motorbike to identify road related offences.
Police say the location was chosen due to several serious and fatal collisions which have occurred on the A61 between Harrogate and Ripon, the most recent being on Saturday.
In total almost thirty vehicles were stopped, four of those checked were issued an immediate prohibition for various dangerous driving defects that required immediate rectification.
Officers issued eight traffic offence reports for mobile phone and not wearing a seatbelt, one vehicle was seized.
The lead for yesterday’s operation, PC Gareth Skelton from North Yorkshire Police said:
“Keeping our roads safe is paramount, which is why we launched this operation on a stretch of road which has seen several road traffic serious collisions.
“During April, we are having an intense focus on the five main causes of fatal collisions which are, drink or drugs, not wearing a seat belt, using a mobile phone whilst driving, excess/inappropriate speed and careless/dangerous driving.
“My message to anyone who is committing one of these fatal five offences on North Yorkshire’s roads is quite simple, we’re not having it. Working 24/7 we will continue to be relentless with our approach to reducing the number of fatalities and serious injuries on the road network.”