Keeping our roads safe

Keeping our roads safe

Good afternoon,

You may have seen an increased police presence around Westhoughton this morning as we conducted a planned road safety operation in marked and unmarked vehicles.

The Westhoughton Neighbourhood Team and colleagues from the Road Policing Unit and Bolton's Tutor Unit teamed up to deal with a number of drivers for a variety of traffic offences. Our main aim was to target the ‘Fatal Four’ offences which are speeding, using a mobile phone, drink/drug driving and not wearing a seatbelt. Fatal Four offences are responsible for most road deaths or serious injury collisions.

In total we issued:

4 traffic offence reports to drivers who were using their mobile phones.

2 vehicles were seized for having no insurance.

1 driver was issued a traffic offence report for driving with no insurance.

1 driver was issued a traffic offence report for no licence and no insurance.

2 drivers were captured speeding on Wearish Lane with speeds of 37mph & 42mph recorded.

2 drivers were given a Vehicle Defect Rectification Scheme notice to rectify defects on their vehicles.

1 driver was issued a traffic offence report for having an overloaded vehicle.

The Neighbourhood Team receive regular complaints from residents and local Councillors about road safety matters. We are committed to keeping our roads safe and we will continue to conduct regular traffic operations like the one today.

Kind regards

PC Catherine Jackson

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