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More than 1,800 motorists were caught speeding in Suffolk during a week-long campaign in the county between Monday 21 and Sunday 27 April.

Despite publicity about the campaign, 1484 people were caught by police officers and Suffolk Safety Camera Partnership cameras and a further 364 were caught by fixed cameras in the county.

Sgt Steve Knight, from Suffolk’s Roads Policing Unit, said the aim was to help make roads in the county safer for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians.

“Motorists really have no excuse. The campaign was well-publicised and there still seems to be a significant number of drivers who have failed to grasp the concept that speed kills.

“We are aware that there are those who say police should have better things to do, but this ignores the role speed plays in fatal and serious road traffic collisions. There is nothing more important than the preservation of life and by targeting speeders we hope we can save lives.

“While police concentrated their efforts during the campaign period, this did not mean other duties were neglected, and we will continue to try to get the message across by targeting those who speed.”

In a similar campaign last year, between Monday 23 and Sunday 29 April, 954 motorists were caught speeding by officers and cameras.

“While police concentrated their efforts during the campaign period, this did not mean other duties were neglected,

Aren't we missing some information though?
How many drivers do they normally catch when they are NOT having a specific campaign?

And why has the number of drivers caught gone UP since the same week last year?
1848 this year, 954 last year!!

I didn't know of their campaign, so how many drivers were visitors to Suffolk who did not know either?

What sort of roads did they target - motorways, or villages and rural A roads?

As usual the statistics mean nothing on their own!

I didn't know of their campaign, so how many drivers were visitors to Suffolk who did not know either?

I didn't know about the campaign either and I live in Suffolk!

They keep parking the camera van on the three lane section of the A14 near Newmarket. It's not surprising that they catch more people if they choose the straightest, widest bit of road in Suffolk.

Also at the stretch of 50 Mph Dual carriageway on the A11 At Barton mills

I will agree The 50 zone is needed because of a dodgy junction but the scamera is always positioned after the junction back on a nice safe bit of dual carriageway

So many speeding drivers in Suffolk!


How many People Died???.......It must have been awful!

They do enforce the A12. As usual is the straightest, widest bits that get the attention. If you want to speed just pick a narrow, bendy section and you won't get caught

I didn't know about the campaign either and I live in Suffolk!

They keep parking the camera van on the three lane section of the A14 near Newmarket. It's not surprising that they catch more people if they choose the straightest, widest bit of road in Suffolk.

There are some signs of improvement. There have been several articles on the local television and in the papers about training for young drivers (prompted by the test change announcement) and also for older drivers whose skills need refreshing. Hopefully this will continue and the obsession with speeding will end.

I've heard something like a minimum of 100 hours mentioned before a youngster can take this new test. That is insane. What with lessons at an average of £21 pounds per hour? It is obvious that those proposals have been knocked up by some rich git who has no idea what it is like to have a limit to money. Also another stupid thing is, the want to make it so that you have to be 18 before you can get your full license? What!? All we hear about is the crazy yob 17 year olds causing crashes and nothing about the hundreds of thousands who drive sensibly. One year won't make the slightest piece of difference the bad drivers will stay the same. I hope the rediculous proposals fall at the first hurdle. Although I do like the idea of the government taking up a stance towards education rather than the obsession over the speed limits.

Or at night in the pouring rain when the lasers don't work

cough cough

I'm not sure I understand the meaning of this. Could you please explain?

Or at night in the pouring rain when the lasers don't work