More than 70 driving offences were identified in the space of 2 days as part of proactive efforts to tackle offences on the Isle of Wight’s roads.
Over the course of 18th and 19th February mainland-based Roads Policing Unit (RPU) officers joined the RPU team on the Island as part of an enforcement operation, with a particular focus on ‘Fatal Four’ offences.
Fatal Four refers to the driving habits that pose the greatest risk of leading to a serious or fatal collision, and include drink/drug driving, driving without a seatbelt, speeding, and mobile phone use whilst driving.
Looking at these types of offences specifically, 21 individuals were dealt with for driving without a seatbelt, 17 for speeding, and 14 for using their phone at the wheel.
No drink or drug drivers were encountered during this operation, however Isle of Wight teams will routinely deal with anyone identified to be driving whilst impaired, and take part in force-wide periods of intensification where there is a proactive focus on identifying, stopping and arresting drivers under the influence of drink or drugs.
Officers dealt with 20 other offence types over the course of the 2 days, including:
- Driving without an MOT
- Driving whilst disqualified
- Contravening a red light
- Not being in proper control of a vehicle
- Failing to wear a motorcycle helmet
- Lighting offences
- Insecure load
- Window tint issues
- Registration offences
A Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary spokesperson has said:
“Road safety issues are regularly brought to our attention on the Isle of Wight, and are clearly of concern to Island residents. We want you to be reassured that we listen to these concerns, and regularly conduct enforcement action to target the minority of drivers whose standards fall far below what is legally expected of them.
“Police continue to develop and act upon the intelligence around hotspot locations across the Island for driving offences.
“We encourage members of the public to report driving offences, and concerns around driving standards, to Police as this all feeds into our intelligence-gathering work and helps us keep road users safe.”
To make a report to police, call 101, or submit information via the report tool on the Hampshire Constabulary website. Always dial 999 in the event of an emergency.
Well done, let’s get these law breaking Numpty’s
off our roads.
I am surprised none of the 70 mentioned incidents
were due to speeding.
Patrol the following Roads
Briddlesford Road
Embankment Road
High Park Road
Great Preston Road
Military Road
Yaverland Road
and Beachfield Road
Should make a killing, keep up the good work.
“I am surprised none of the 70 mentioned incidents
were due to speeding.”
Read it again!
17 of 70 offences were speeding nearly a quarter!
Thank you for clarifying. I was looking at the list.
So I am right about the speeding on the island,
speeding is rife.
My son and daughter live along Great Preston Road
in Ryde.
“Speeding along this Road is shocking”
I worry for my grandchildren.
I cannot believe in the year 2025 there are
no speed Camera’s along such a road, not to
mention the placing of speed humps like those along
Perowne Way.
I think IW Council are waiting for someone to get killed
before they act!
What ever happened to prevention is better than cure!
Lol
You really don’t have a grasp of spelling and grammar do you?
No need to be negative. We all know what the person meant.
Thank you Robert.
Will obviously doesn’t like to hear the truth.
Who are you, a modern day teacher,
or a Numpty!
That would be report it on the Hampshire “And Isle of Wight” constabulary website. That thin edge of the devolution wedge is getting thicker.