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MOTORISTS have been caught speeding at up to 65mph in a crackdown run today by Thames Valley Police and Oxfordshire County Council.
Police and road safety officers carried out speed checks for two hours this morning on the A329 between the villages of Stadhampton and Little Milton.
Between 8.30am and 10.30am, 14 motorists were pulled over for driving at excess speed along the 50mph road. All were issued with a fixed penalty ticket of £60 and three penalty points.
However, 12 motorists caught driving at speeds below 62 mph were offered the chance to speak with county council road safety officers and, after taking advice, were allowed to hand their ticket back.
PC Mark Pilling, from Abingdon Road Policing Department, said: "I had visited the site before today's event and it was clear to me that there is an issue with speed.
"In the past six years between Stadhampton and the M40 junction there have been three fatalities, 23 injury collisions and a number of non-injury accidents. Nine of those were classified as serious injury collisions.
"Although we caught 14 people speeding, I believe people were driving more slowly than normal because motorists were flashing their lights at oncoming traffic after they had driven past.
"You have to remember that when motorists see road safety officers they reduce their speed, so on a normal day speeds may be even higher.
"Hopefully, this will make a difference to the way people drive between Stadhampton and the M40 junction and improve the safety of villagers and motorists."
Source: Witney Gazette
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