Latest news in Yorkshire: April 11, 2019 11:54:15 AM
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Our Roads Policing group have launched a new initiative this month,
following feedback from the public about road safety remaining a ‘key
concern’ where they live.
Operation Illuminate, will target speeding vehicles, anti-social use of
vehicles and off road bikes in priority areas.
Where staffing allows, the Road Policing Group will be deploying a
dedicated ‘Illuminate officer’ in addition to normal patrols, who will
cover routes defined as causing concern for communities.
These routes have been identified through public feedback, but also via
crime, incident and insurance data.
Officers will also work more closely with neighbourhood policing teams,
tapping into their knowledge and improving links between different force
areas.
Operational Support Unit T/Chief Inspector Phil Barraclough explains:
“Practically speaking it means officers will be tasked to certain areas
to carry out highly visible and proactive patrols with the intention of
promoting road safety. This will vary from speed enforcement outside
schools, through to identifying those driving whilst under the influence
of drink or drugs.
“This means that when my officers are on Operation Illuminate patrols
they have clear and tight geographical areas in all of our districts
that they know to target. The liaison with our neighbourhood policing
teams also ensures our approach is more collaborative. This also
includes a commitment to support neighbourhood days of action whenever
possible.
“A further part of the work is the use of incident and insurance data to
identify the areas in South Yorkshire with the highest number of
uninsured driver collisions and factoring these areas into the patrols.”
Last month, the force also relaunched Community Speedwatch, a locally
driven initiative which will see members of the community, supported by
South Yorkshire Police, monitoring vehicle speeds across the county.
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