Speeders beware! Week-long crackdown on speeding drivers begins
SPEEDING drivers on the region’s motorways are the target of traffic cops this week as part of a pan-European awareness campaign.
The week-long initiative − starting today (13 April) will see officers from the Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) specifically looking out for people who break the speed limit.
In 2013, 3,064 people were killed or seriously injured on roads in England and Wales, in crashes where speed was a factor.
In a bid to reduce these numbers locally, officers will be out and about on the regional motorway network this week, highlighting the dangers of speeding and the consequences driving above the limit can have.
In addition to previous years when the campaign has run, officers will be taking part in a 24 hour ‘speed marathon’ on 16 April, where forces from across Europe will come together to tackle the issue.
Throughout the week, CMPG will be targeting speeders on collision hotspots on the region’s motorways, including stretches of the network identified as having a problem with speeding drivers by 600 members of the public in a Twitter survey.
Tweets from @CMPG will highlight the actions taken by officers monitoring these routes.
Inspector Jason Wathes said: “Speed is one of the main factors in fatal collisions but sadly, some drivers don’t stick to the speed limit or simply disregard it altogether.
“We want to address that attitude head-on and this week, we are seeking to take action against those who put the lives of others at risk by going over the limit.
“Through education and enforcement at the roadside, we hope we’ll be able to change the behaviour of those who speed, making them sit-up and consider more seriously the safety of themselves and others in the future.”
For further information visit: www.think.direct.gov.uk/speed
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Isn’t that all they do anyway? You’re lucky to be able to speed on the motorway with all the traffic.
I best not go to work, if I had to stick to speed limits nothing would get done
Then best you stay at home!
Surely to catch someone speeding u wouldn’t actually forewarn them?? Lol for a whole week everybody is gonna be really good lol
Pick on the motorist.easy pickings.go and catch some real crims
The Central Motorway Police Group is specifically for offences on the motorway. That’s their task.
The motorways are the blood vessels for the big Criminals.
Yeah and if they committed a crime or carrying drugs hardly likely to be speeding are they.most busts on motorway are from intelligence
Pick on the motorist? Nonsense! Speed limits are there for a very good reason. Ask the families of those killed or injured by such irresponsible behaviour.
Irresponsible drivers will break the speed limit whatever its set at.and would you prefer more bobbies on the streets ie on your estate?
Speed limits are arbitrary and the very concept of 30mph was that it was faster than a horse and 70mph was plucked out of the air.
‘Real crims’? What constitutes a real crim? Someone who hits someone, kills them and drives off? Someone who is drink driving? Someone speeding away in a stolen car they have taken by breaking in to the houses of innocent people over night?
Perhaps the police should have left these as they were speeding? http://www.tamworthinformed.co.uk/cash-machine-robbery/
Botched been the word
Tara it is part of a Europe wide campaign. The aim is not to catch them but to educate people.
Why just motorways Why not all roads please tell me coppers are going to be around hopwas too getting a bit fed up with the speeders by tame otter now?!?
The campaign is Europe wide so all police forces are doing something. If you live in Hopwas you can report concerns to your local officer from Lichfield Police Station. You call also set up a community speedwatch.
I do get that yes but we all know for that week everyone’s gonna be really good then go back to how they were before…unfortunately some people don’t learn till something awful happens x
Like I said easy target .even got there own group for motorists on the motorway…i think what about more groups of police on estates .not sitting on edge of motorway catching a speeder
Are you saying people should be given freedom to drive however they like?
https://youtu.be/DIhzAR-NR8
Did I Say that? Just looked at my comments and no I didn’t.so why the hostility?
No hostility. Just stating that it needs to be enforced like any other offence.
All criminals use the roads.
Yes but would you rather they spent all that extra money on policing your estate?
Tamworth informed, the police would do to take a leaf out of their own book,because as I hinted earlier pro rata the police kill ,injure and cause more accidents than the ordinary motorists.
Traffic police are self righteous arrogant scum
I like u Christine.no messing about
Show us the stats Christine. Staffordshire had seen many road deaths and serious injury collisions over recent years. None of these caused by Police as far as I am aware.
No one said Staffordshire, nationally, and last year a neighbour was nearly in a head on with a police car in Glacote Road.the police car an unmarked Vauxhall Astra pulled out into her path driving like star sky and hutch and nearly hit her.
So… the stats nationally…?
As for an unmarked car, I’m assuming she knew it was a police car due to the light and sirens?
If you call the police in an emergency do you expect them to stick to the speed limit?
No but you don’t expect them to put people’s lives at risk
They put their own at risk every time they attend an incident. Look at the stats for that.
70 mph on motorways is a out of date law .cars are much safer nowadays
It’s about time they started cracking down on people who are driving while on there mobiles! Well trying to drive
80mph would be more appropriate these days and the Police agree with that but the Government won’t increase it.
They’re quite easy to avoid. Simply dont speed
Hayley Taylor,speeding by the Tame otter? Get a life
Why don’t you have some respect. What is wrong with Hayley complaining about speeders at hopwas? It’s a 30mph zone with a pedestrian crossing. The amount of times I’ve seen people nearly killed on that crossing because of idiots speeding.
I don’t get why the 40mph doesn’t carry on over the river bridge and 30mph start by the houses on the right hand side
The 30mph would be due to narrow footpaths and increased chance or pedestrians I beleive.
That doesn’t really make sense when you look at other 30 and 40mph limits. It’s all somewhat arbitrary.
Could be to do with the fact that there is a primary school that uses the crossing by the Tame Otter where we have had a few near misses with our children
I can’t believe people are encouraging police to persecute motorists,as if the cops aren’t bad enough with all the unmarked cars, they are like the bloody kgb
Sounds to me Christine like your a little bitter? Caught breaking the law were we?
As someone who has been caught speeding, TWICE I still welcome speeding being targeted! I broke the law, I was punished.
Actually no, James Twigg
HOW MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE WERE KILLED BY POLICE CARS?
Travelling down the M42 yesterday not much traffic on there,being Sunday afternoon, but, the variable speed limit signs were on 60 mph and going from 60-50-40 and back to 60 WHY?
because money!
I agree with the managed motorways and it works if people stick to it. It does reduce congestion as you don’t get the bunching and braking.
but not at 10pm at night, and im on the only one on there, just some tit whos gone home and not turned them off!
It’s automatic you numpty lol oh and please don’t speed through roadworks. I’ve worked on the motorway and 70mph is too fast when the only thing between you and death is a plastic cone…
Usually if there is a tapered reduction it will be due to a hazard of some kind. If it then went back to 60 the hazard would have been cleared.
Andy Wright , what about when road works are signed and the speed limit is reduced but there is not a soul in sight
They test them when the roads are quiet
We were working on the m42 last night, all night so that may have been why
Cash generation
The amount of times I’ve gone down the m42 at 4am and signs slowing you down to 20mph and saying outside 2lanes closed only to find 3 miles further…..nothing and no sign of anything either, probably from an accident the day before. At least manage them properly
Cars are safer, people definitely aren’t. Breaking the law is a criminal offence, even when it’s speeding.
I agree phil. Lets hope they catch some speeders. Also the amount of people who still talk on their ohone while they are driving.
We should be grateful we don’t live in Germany. My German friends think it’s funny that we have big yellow boxes shouting ‘SPEED CAMERA’ when theirs are moved frequently, hidden in bins, trees, hedges etc. We should be thankful that our police tell us where they’ll be, and when!! And yes, I have been done for speeding!
I thought you liked it fast lol x
Hahahaha
Andy Hiam best get Michelle Brannan to drive u in and leave the beast at home lol
Me ?? Lol
And to me then ha ha
Natalie Anne Thompson tell bill not to speed tomo x
Catch them taser them and ban them! In that order lol
Hahahaha.joker
Lets hope with the money raised in fines it pays for more police on the beat. But some how I doubt it
Most of the time driver are offered educational courses so no revenue is made.
If you get caught speedind in a vehicle that you drive for a job then its points and a fine. Im a class one driver with a clean license but I disagree with this type of policing it should be more boots on the ground
That’s not necessarily the case Rich. It depends on other factors. I agree with boots on the ground, beleive me I know all too well. But it doesn’t mean thay speeders shouldn’t be prosecuted
i dont think the drivers are at fault, its the management!
there the ones that need to go on the educational courses, they need it explaining to them, that its impossible to get from m6 junction 10 down to junction 1 in 30mins at 5pm!,
then moan at you when it took you an hour!
So true
You still have to pay for the course though.
You do but that covers the cost of the course and so there is no ‘profit’
Jesus Christ 60 pound each for the course for 2 hours. Must be paying some high wages!
It will be the admin etc involved. (The camera, obtaining the footage, sending out the NIP, booking you on to the course, payment of staff, room hire etc etc.)
https://youtu.be/DIhzAR-NR8
I totally agree that speeders should be caught and fined / retrained. However, as a country we need to decide if we really mean the speed limits we set are a legal maximum because with modern technology like average speed cameras we don’t need the police sat watching, just put camars up and send the car owner a letter everytime they speed. Then the police can be freed up to reduce other crimes.
Ok lets get this right….obviously I don’t agree with people been robbed or hit by a car.how many people get hit by a car on the motorway???????”?and most busts on the motorway are from intelligence ….not from a speeding crim.do you think a big time crim drives around speeding.lol.maybe son little smack head on his way to brum to score
Why don’t they target the idiots on the mobile phones surly they cause far more accidents than your slightly speeding motorist #easymoney
Karl Brought, why not just drag them out of their cars and execute them. Muppet
Jeremy blom, do you really think the police want to mix it with real criminals? There was a big jewel hoist in London last week and they ignored the alarms. Ooooh they might be tough, don’t go
Yeah. Police don’t put themselves in danger do they… IDIOT!!!
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/staffordshire-police-officer-shot-eye-7965653
Suppose your saying that police shouldn’t bother catching the person responsible then… http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2015-04-12/police-appeal-for-witnesses-after-cannock-hit-and-run/
Christine I hope you never need the police to help you… idiot.
I saw them today on the M5 north on the bridge just before frankley services and the cars were on the exit slip road of the services and they caught someone in believe it or not in a KIA
One of the problems with this type of campaign is many people simply see it as a cash cow.
Speed cameras, fixed, vans or a police car set up do nothing to prevent bad or inconsiderate driving. They simply punish you for exceeding a speed limit in the immediate vicinity of the camera. They do not take into account any other factors. The appropriate and safe speed for a given situation maybe more or less than the posted limit depending on a number of variables.
Inappropriate speed is much more of a factor in accidents than simply exceeding the posted limit.
What should be more thoroughly policed is bad driving in general, poor lane discipline, mobile phone use, dangerous overtaking, road rage, tailgating, inappropriate and dangerous speed for the conditions and situation. Lack of proper indicator use etc etc… Setting up a speed camera on a bit of 30mph road 100 yards after a national speed limit stretch ends does not make our roads safer. It just massages the figures and makes it look like the police are achieving something. It’s smoke and mirrors.
If drivers drove with consideration, appropriately to the conditions with care and attention then we would not need legally enforced speed limits in the first place. However, most people are sheep and believe they need the state to spoon feed them every day of their lives because personal responsibility is beyond comprehension.
Wayne Polish Thompson
An someone explain why the road works on the M54 has a 40mph speed limit on the westbound side but 50mph on the eastbound yet it has the same barriers to protect the same workforce,when they are there that is.
Ive got video evidence of speeding drivers. I called sutton coldfield police, they told me to contact my local MP…absolutely useless. 30% reduction in staff means they don’t have the time or resources.
Also the video evidence would have to be from a calibrated speedo.
I know but how about a bit of common sense!! 30mph doesn’t mean 40,50,60 does it! Calibrated or not seems like there’s always an excuse…i was hoping for for…thankyou Mr Lloyd we will look into it!!
Oh i agree with you. Just looking from a prosecution point of view.
How many of those 3,064 people died on motorways? Nothing but a cash generating exercise!