More than 100 motorbike riders were stopped by police in Cheshire during an Easter Bank Holiday operation targeting dangerous and speeding riding.
Operation Caesar saw officers target key hotspot areas on the lookout for any motorcyclist travelling at excess speed, riding dangerously and putting their own lives other road users’ lives at risk.
Residents and councillors are calling on police to target speeding motorists on Shrewbridge Road close to Nantwich Lake.
Several residents have complained about dangerous speeds of drivers along the 30mph stretch alongside the lake before the bend on Park Road.
More than 900 drivers were caught speeding in a month-long campaign to combat anti-social driving on Cheshire’s rural roads.
Around 40 rural locations across Cheshire were targeted following concerns raised by local communities.
Police are hoping to step up their crackdown on speeding drivers with new SID units around Nantwich.
Only one mobile Speed Indicator Display (SID) unit is currently in operation in the town.
Motorcyclists in Cheshire face a police crackdown after one was caught speeding at 120mph on a 60mph road.
Operation Caesar is to use unmarked police bikes to catch motorcyclists speeding in Cheshire’s roads.
Police in Nantwich have vowed to target motorists speeding at Reaseheath after the latest accident on the A51.
Residents reacted angrily this week and called for more action from police, council and college chiefs to improve safety measures.
Nantwich drivers are being warned that police are cracking down on speeding as part of a Europe-wide campaign. The initiative is organised by the European Traffic Police Network, TISPOL, and runs from April 15-21.
Police officers have issued a winter “slow down” warning to motorway drivers in South Cheshire. A two-hour speed check on the M6 near junction 16 for Nantwich and Crewe caught 250 drivers travelling well over 70mph. The fastest was clocked at 107mph.
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