NORTH Yorkshire Police has launched a campaign to reduce speeding and dangerous driving on three routes that see the most serious collisions.

Roads policing officers and safety camera vans will be out in force on the A65, linking Kendal and Skipton, the A64 and A1(M).

Surrounding routes, including residential areas and B-roads, will also be covered.
It is part of a two-week nationwide speed reduction campaign by the National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC).

Named ‘Operation Vis’, the first week of the campaign will involve higher than normal police visibility on the roads with the most serious and fatal collisions.

Mobile safety cameras will be deployed at 55 along the three routes, including 11 safety camera vans and one safety camera bike.

The second week of the campaign will involve county-wide enforcement specifically in residential and community areas. Community Speed Watch groups from across North Yorkshire will be deploying to support the campaign.

Andy Tooke, of North Yorkshire Police’s Traffic Bureau, said: “Excessive and inappropriate speed is consistently one of the common factors in the fatal and serious injury collisions we deal with. We see the devastating collisions and horrific injuries it causes. And often speed-related collisions are entirely preventable.

“The safety cameras we use have been independently proven to reduce casualties by 20% when deployed to a site. 

“We won’t just be enforcing speed though. As ever, we’ll be using our cameras to enforce other offences too, including drivers using mobile phones, not wearing seatbelts or crossing solid white lines.”