Police tackle speeding and anti-social behaviour Issued on 8/10/14 at 9:36 a.m. Police in Hinckley have been working hard to address a number of issues that have been raised as concerns by members of the public. After an increase in reports and feedback from the community regarding speeding and vehicle related anti-social behaviour, police have been focusing their attention on the area around Normandy Way and the Hollycroft estate. Issues raised as a concern include speeding, anti-social behaviour in the car parks along Normandy Way, and people not abiding by the ‘no right hand turn’ rule that has been implemented when turning onto Normandy Way from Cloverfield and Cornfield roads. In order to tackle these problems, police have implemented a number of strategies with the hope of reducing these issues. These include: Proactive high visibility patrols in the area; Deployment of the road safety camera van at various times along Normandy Way; Meeting with residents to discuss their concerns and to advise what police are doing to resolve them; Issue and implementation of Section 59 legislation, warning drivers who are caught driving in a manner that causes alarm, distress or annoyance, that if they are caught doing it again their vehicle could be seized. So far 5 drivers have received Section 59 warnings and 4 vehicles have been seized; Ad-hoc speed gun operations, with words of advice and traffic offence reports being issued; Static observations and mobile patrols on the junctions of Cloverfield and Cornfield, stopping drivers who ignore the ‘no right hand turn’ notice and giving words of advice. Liaising with local councillors to advise of issues and plans in place to resolve them; A proactive media campaign to educate members of the public regarding speeding and anti-social behaviour In conjunction with the campaign, officers, members of the road policing unit and a representative from Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Fire Service took part in a ‘FATAL 4’ operation along Normandy Way on Thursday September 25. ‘FATAL 4’ is a term used by the emergency services to summarise the four most likely causes of fatal road traffic collisions: drink driving; speeding; driving whilst on a mobile phone; and driving without a seat belt. During the operation 25 vehicles were stopped for a number of reasons, including: 12 people stopped for not wearing a seatbeat 8 people driving whilst using a mobile phone 3 people driving with no insurance 1 person driving with no insurance and with unsafe tyres 1 person with number plate issues The Road Policing unit commented that the compliance of drivers on the day was much better than usual at this site. PC Barry Miller, Beacon Officer at Hinckley and Bosworth local policing unit, who has been co-ordinating the campaign said: “We have been undertaking a considerable amount of work to combat the issues that have been raised by members of the public. “One of the requests we have been looking into is the reduction of the speed limit between the Normandy Way/Stoke Road roundabout and the Wykin Estate, however this has proved unlikely due to there not being any serious collisions on this stretch of road in the last three years. “We have also looked into installing a mobile vehicle activated sign (MVAS), however these cannot be used in areas above 40 miles per hour.” Officers have however been looking to get a grey box installed on the route, which will measure a vehicles speed. It is hoped that this will be installed within 4 weeks. If the results from the box show there is an issue, the Road Policing unit will arrange further enforcement on the road in addition to the local policing unit. PC Miller added: “We take residents’ concerns very seriously, unfortunately however on this occasion we do not have the evidence to support a reduction in the speed limit or to have speed cameras placed along the route. “If residents are still concerned about the perceived amount of speeding vehicles along Normandy Way we advise that they write to Leicestershire County Council detailing their reasons for this. “We will continue to monitor speeding in the area, along with tackling any vehicle related anti-social behaviour.” Changing a speed limit involves a legal process called a traffic regulation order (TRO). This includes consultation, advertising, considering objections and getting County Councillors’ agreement. The whole process usually takes about 12 months, but can be longer where there are objections. Anyone with information in relation to any appeals featured on this site is asked to contact the relevant officer on 101, follow the instructions to leave a message for the officer and when prompted key in the officer’s identification number. Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers, which is free and anonymous, on 0800 555 111. Source Leicestershire police... They lack evidence... Hmm, interesting that,,,
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