An unmarked speed camera van has been spotted in Northamptonshire as police try to curb dangerous driving in the county.
Many motorists have claimed this is just a revenue ploy but local police chiefs have said something needs to change to help prevent the amount of deaths and accidents on the region’s roads.
In 2021, 29 people were killed while another 280 required urgent medical assistance as a result of road collisions. Even more worryingly, there’s been an increase in the number of people who have been killed on the county’s road during 2022, with more than 40 fatalities recorded over the past 12 months.
The discreet van will be placed at a series of accident hot spots as well as using advice from the public about roads where drivers often speed.
Workshop Seventy7 tweeted yesterday that the van was located in Thrapston.
Chair of Northamptonshire Safer Roads Alliance and Head of Operations at Northamptonshire Police, Superintendent Jen Helm said: “I can tell you that in the last 12 months, 44 people have died on our roads.
“That is 44 parents, friends, siblings, partners, and children who have left the house on a perfectly normal day and just didn’t come home. We know poor driver/rider behaviour plays a large part in these deaths and we know it is on the increase.
“I know the majority consider everyone getting home safe as more important than travelling the extra 10 miles an hour over the speed limit or checking their mobile phones while driving, but sometimes people lose focus.
“However, there are those who chose to deliberately drive or ride irresponsibly or illegally on our roads when they think they can get away with it. This is what the unmarked enforcement van is designed to tackle.”
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