Police stopped almost thirty vehicles on the A61 between Harrogate and Ripon yesterday (Monday) as part of a safety operation.
The location was chosen for a road safety enforcement operation following several serious and fatal collisions in recent months, the most recent on Saturday (5th April).
Officers were deployed along the A61 between Bishop Monkton and Ripley in unmarked vehicles and on an unmarked motorbike to identify road related offences.
In total almost thirty vehicles were stopped.
Four of those checked were issued an immediate prohibition for various dangerous driving defects that required immediate rectification.
Officers issued eight traffic offence reports for mobile phone and not wearing a seatbelt, and one vehicle was seized.
The lead for yesterday’s operation, PC Gareth Skelton from North Yorkshire Police said:
“Keeping our roads safe is paramount, which is why we launched this operation on a stretch of road which has seen several serious road traffic collisions.
“During April, we are having an intense focus on the five main causes of fatal collisions which are, drink or drugs, not wearing a seat belt, using a mobile phone whilst driving, excess/inappropriate speed and careless/dangerous driving.
“My message to anyone who is committing one of these fatal five offences on North Yorkshire’s roads is quite simple, we’re not having it.
“Working 24/7 we will continue to be relentless with our approach to reducing the number of fatalities and serious injuries on the road network.”
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