BETWEEN July and September, Speed Enforcement Officers were deployed at 102 sites across the county to target speeding motorists and enforce the law as part of our commitment to road safety and Vision Zero.
Those figures are up from the previous three months when 1,599 offenders were identified by the same team.
The enforcement sites were located at identified hotspots and focused on the strategic road network of fast roads such as A13, A12, A130 and M25.
The Speed Enforcement Officers recorded a top speed of 104mph on a 70mph fast road and a drive in a 30mph was captured on camera driving at more than twice the speed limit, at 72mph.
As part of the Roads Policing Unit, our Speed Enforcement Officers are dedicated to tackling road-related crime, and in particular speeding offences that present a risk to all our road users, and they play an important role in educating drivers about the dangers of speeding through their work with Community Speedwatch volunteers who monitor speeds in their local areas.
Their liaison with road safety partners helps us to direct our policing activities to where they are needed most and to provide reassurance to the public in areas where speeding has been raised as a concern.
The work of the Speed Enforcement Officers supports Vision Zero, our joint ambition with partners to have zero road deaths by 2040 or sooner and we will continue this important work, partnering with the local authorities, the road safety partnership and with the help of our Community Speedwatch volunteers, to reduce the risks posed to all our road users and encourage and educate drivers to make better driving decisions.
We’d encourage all drivers to adhere to the speed limits – they’re there for a reason.
If you have dashcam and have captured incidents of poor and dangerous driving, you can let us know by uploading footage to Extra Eyes, where we will review it and take appropriate action.
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