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During the month of July West Mercia Police supported the National campaign Operation Spotlight, which is a National and Local focus to make and keep our roads safe.
The Operation focuses on “The Fatal Four” factors that can cause our roads to become unsafe, causing road traffic collisions and potentially serious or fatal harm to those involved some of whom might be innocent parties.
Those four factors are;
• Speeding or Inappropriate Speed.
• Mobile phone use.
• Drink or Drug driving.
• Seatbelts not being worn.
During the month Pc Mike from the Rural North Safer Neighbourhood Team and assisted at times by colleagues from the other Safer Neighbourhood Teams supported this Operation by conducting a number of Speed Enforcement Operations across the Oswestry and Ellesmere areas.
On 9 separate days across July a total of 26 enforcement activities were carried and a total of 160 speeding offences recorded. The penalties for these offences depending on the speed recorded varies from a Speed Awareness Course, £100 Fine and 3 Penalty Points and if excessive enough, a Summons to Court. The majority of the recorded speeds were in the lower excess speed range however there was 1 offender recorded nearly double the 30mph speed limit and will be summoned to court to explain their actions to a Magistrate.
Excessive or Inappropriate speed has no place on our roads and enforcement activities will continue to take place to address the issue. Such activity is supported by our communities and Parish Councils with speeding being a priority for most of the Parishes in the Oswestry and Ellesmere areas.
Activities and patrols also take place to address the other 3 fatal factors mentioned above with the Policing of our roads being a 24 / 7 and 365 days a year priority in which a number of units / teams take part in addressing.
Please help us keep our roads safe by abiding by the laws of the road. Thank you. 
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