True to my word - road safety was a priority in 2012 on being elected and its still a priority in 2021.
And we are delivering on our word to empower local communities to come forward and tell us where there is a problem.
“Our inspection suggests that roads policing, despite the number of road deaths plateauing and likely to increase, is seen as less of a priority than it should be.
The report was critical of some of my PCC colleagues who don't include road safety in their police and crime plans or make little reference, that is despite the high number of people still killed on the country’s roads each year.
Since the lockdown began, a high proportion of the emails from the public into my office have been about people driving fast and reckless on the county’s largely deserted roads.
In fact, two people have been killed in separate collisions and the Constabulary’s camera enforcement team recently recorded speeds of 104 mph on a road with a 60 mph limit; and 74 mph in a 30 mph limit. Speeds of up to 122 mph have been recorded on the Gloucestershire stretch of the M5.
Well done Nick .... I met with the DIY SOS host Nick Knowles at Cheltenham Magistrates today where he was candid and honest about his mistake.
The BBC presenter has been banned from driving for six months under the totting-up procedure and fined £1398 plus £85 costs.
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