Police Celebrate Use of Unmarked Motorcycles by Issuing 64 Tickets
A traffic operation by police in the South East of England has seen at least 64 tickets issued for a number of offences, using unmarked motorcycles
At least 64 tickets have been issued by Thames Valley Police for a number of offences in the South East of England.
The tickets handed out were part of Operation Treacher, which utilised unmarked motorcycles for catching drivers on their mobile phones, not wearing seatbelts, ignoring red traffic lights and a range of other offences.
The Thames Valley Police claims the motorbikes are an ideal tool to use in such operations because they offer different vantage points compared to four-wheelers, manoeuvrability and acceleration.
The police force has provided details on the type of the tickets issued which consist of four deployments in the operation. Officers issued 16 tickets to drivers caught using their mobile phone while driving.
There were a total of 29 tickets issued for driving without seatbelts which is one of the major reasons for drivers losing their life.
Police issued an additional 19 tickets for a range of offences that include obscured windscreen, failure to comply with a road sign, red traffic lights, no vehicle tax, disqualified from driving, no insurance and no MOT.
The force warned that distracted driving remains a major contributing factor to ongoing road safety issues.
As part of its operation the Thames Valley Police claims it is heavily focused on the four behaviours. These are speeding, driving under the influence of drink or drugs, not wearing a seatbelt and the use of mobile phones.
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