DANGEROUS drivers have been caught dashing greater than 13,000 occasions throughout Oxfordshire in 2020.
Figures obtained by the Oxford Mail by a Freedom of Data request reveal that Thames Valley Police recorded 13,139 offences within the county from January 1 to November 11.
Whereas that was 3,154 fewer incidents than the yr earlier than, it was additionally throughout a yr when folks throughout the county have been requested to ‘keep at residence’ throughout two prolonged nationwide lockdowns.
This meant that drivers have been discouraged from going out for something however pressing causes.
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Whereas dashing is taken into account a minor offence, Dr Alison Hill – chairman of Oxford’s biking group Cyclox – identified that it ‘kills and makes streets unsafe’.
Commenting on the excessive figures, Dr Hill stated: “Any crash is one too many and Cyclox needs our two council to undertake a Imaginative and prescient Zero – the elimination of visitors fatalities and critical accidents to anybody, whichever means they select to journey.
“A pace restrict of 20mph on all residential streets in Oxford and market cities, and a discount in pace on nation roads in Oxfordshire, will contribute in direction of this imaginative and prescient.
“We’re happy to see that Oxfordshire County Council supported a movement in December to seek out methods to cut back pace on all built-up roads.
“We now need to see motion to make sure that occurs.”
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Throughout England and Wales in 2019-20, the variety of folks caught breaking the pace restrict hit 2.6 million.
Much more, the variety of offences throughout the 2 nations rose by eight per cent.
A spokesperson for Oxfordshire Fireplace & Rescue Providers, which handled a whole bunch of automobile crashes brought on by dashing in 2020, commented on the figures: “Pace limits are placed on roads for the security of all street customers.
“If folks abuse these pace limits they put themselves and others in peril.
“The overwhelming majority of accidents could possibly be averted if folks took private accountability for his or her behaviour and abided by pace limits.
“Pace limits usually are not a most goal for motorists to intention for.”
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A brand new dashing taskforce group was launched for the county in November – a joint initiative involving Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire Fireplace & Rescue Service, Thames Valley Police and the Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner.
Its goals embody educating drivers concerning the risks of breaking the pace restrict and serving to communities to deal with the issue.
A spokesperson for the drive commented: “The Joint Operations Unit for Roads Policing is dedicated to working with companions so as to obtain secure roads, free from hurt.
“It adopts a balanced strategy to enforcement and training actions utilising applicable expertise to cut back the variety of individuals killed or significantly injured on our roads.”
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