The PSNI’s crackdown on speeding and seatbelt offences as well as mobile phone usage while driving, has been welcomed by Derry SDLP MLA, Mark H Durkan, the North’s Environment Minister.
From today, police have been instructed to show no leniency to motorists stopped for such offences.
The crackdown follows an increase in deaths of the North’s roads.
To date this year, 54 people have been killed on our roads compared to 57 for the whole of last year.
Mr Durkan said each death was “one too many.”
Mr Durkan added his Department, working with “many other organisations,” continued to work towards a “vision of zero road deaths.’
He added: “Visible enforcement of our road traffic laws is an important part of this.
“We all need to accept responsibility for our behaviour on the road and the consequences that follow.
These behaviours, including inappropriate speed and distraction through using a mobile phone, can cause death or life-changing serious injury either to you or other innocent road users.
And as a driver or passenger, if you are not wearing your seatbelt in the event of a collision, you can kill or seriously injure yourself or other people in the vehicle.”
Mr Durkan concluded: “Our road traffic laws exist to keep us all safe. I therefore welcome PSNI’s recent announcements about their enforcement activity and will continue to work closely with them.”
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