Use of roads a privilege, not a right, warn Wiltshire Police
The force are continuing their push for safer roads in Wiltshire
Wiltshire Police is warning us that using the roads is a privilege, not a right, as they aim to continue reducing fatal collisions on our roads.
Last year, following a rise in fatal accidents, the force launched a campaign to tackle the issue, resulting in a 25% reduction in 2023.
Sergeant Will Ayres said : "A driving licence is a precious commodity and simple things like having points on your licence can seriously affect insurance, can affect career options if certain companies request zero points policies."
Sergeant Ayres, who led the campaign as acting Chief Inspector of the Roads Policing Unit, said it had been a collaborative approach between the organisation and it's partners.
But he's urged us all to play our part in keeping the roads safe.
"We have to look out for each other," he said, adding: "There are lots of conflicting demands with people wanting to get places quickly, and perhaps not being fully focused on the road, is what we've found."
Sgt Ayres revealed the force has recruited more officers onto the roads policing team and they are relentless in their pursuit of safer roads.
"There is a big push to continue working with our partners to look at innovative technologies that are emerging and to best utilise all the technology available to us.
"We're going to continue with our strong social media messaging, really showing that people are being caught and the types of offending that we're detecting on a daily basis, just so that people have in the back of their mind that we can be anywhere in the county."
Sgt Ayres praised the roads policing team for their efforts in during the campaign.
He said: "I'm exceptionally proud of them.
"Everyone has been committed in, in the vision of trying to get the roads as safe as possible. So that ultimately we don't have to go and have that difficult conversation with someone.
"And it means that if we're not investigating the serious and fatal collisions, there's more officers out on the roads, proactively preventing them."