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08/08/2014
Police Bring Speed Checks To North Down
Police have been carrying out speed checks across North Down this week in an effort to push the 'speed safety' message.
The PSNI said that on Tuesday 5 August, officers in Bangor and Holywood carried out speed checks on roads suggested by local residents via police Facebook pages.
In Bangor, three drivers were issued with fixed penalty tickets, which is a £60 fine and three penalty points, following speed checks in the Rathgael Road and East Circular Road areas.
In Holywood, speed checks were carried out in the Croft Road and Belfast Road areas and no fixed penalty tickets were issued.
Sergeant Chris Morris-Dickson, from Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: "There were more than 200 comments on the Bangor Facebook page alone on the issue with plenty of people suggesting locations as well as some healthy debate about why we were doing this in the first place. More than 26,000 people also saw the post which is great in terms of raising awareness on this issue.
"Road safety is a local priority for police and our aim is to save lives and reduce injuries. There has been a worrying increase in the number of fatalities on our roads across Northern Ireland recently, including five fatalities in C District this year so far, and we need to road users take responsibility for their actions.
"Speed is the number one cause of fatal collisions so we really need people to understand that by slowing down and altering their speed to suit the conditions of the road they can potentially save a life. As well as slowing down we need drivers, cyclists, pedestrians and motorcyclists to pay more attention, to respect other road users, and to take personal responsibility for their own safety."
(IT/JP)
The PSNI said that on Tuesday 5 August, officers in Bangor and Holywood carried out speed checks on roads suggested by local residents via police Facebook pages.
In Bangor, three drivers were issued with fixed penalty tickets, which is a £60 fine and three penalty points, following speed checks in the Rathgael Road and East Circular Road areas.
In Holywood, speed checks were carried out in the Croft Road and Belfast Road areas and no fixed penalty tickets were issued.
Sergeant Chris Morris-Dickson, from Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: "There were more than 200 comments on the Bangor Facebook page alone on the issue with plenty of people suggesting locations as well as some healthy debate about why we were doing this in the first place. More than 26,000 people also saw the post which is great in terms of raising awareness on this issue.
"Road safety is a local priority for police and our aim is to save lives and reduce injuries. There has been a worrying increase in the number of fatalities on our roads across Northern Ireland recently, including five fatalities in C District this year so far, and we need to road users take responsibility for their actions.
"Speed is the number one cause of fatal collisions so we really need people to understand that by slowing down and altering their speed to suit the conditions of the road they can potentially save a life. As well as slowing down we need drivers, cyclists, pedestrians and motorcyclists to pay more attention, to respect other road users, and to take personal responsibility for their own safety."
(IT/JP)
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