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30 The Link Magazine • March 199 8
Police send out polite warning to drivers

As part of a move to cut road traffic casualties by a third by 2000,
Westlea Police are focusing on poor driving writes Inspector Paul
Longden.
The majority of accidents and do than issue tickets for not wear-
injuries are avoidable. We will ing seat belts.
focus on local road safety prob- However, I would like people to
lems and will do our part to keep bear in mind that the financial con-
this area as safe as possible. How- sequences of a serious or fatal road
ever drivers must realise that they accident is around £1 million and
hold the key to safe driving. We the personal tragedy is beyond
urge people to drive with care, measure. Seat belts do save lives
courtesy and consideration. and we must enforce this impor-
Local road safety problems are tant piece of legislation.
addressed by Traffic Sgt Mark Other local road safety initia-
Levitt and his team of traffic offic- tives include, the prosecution of
ers. Recent checks showed that motorists for using bus lanes and
Look out for PC Jez Ingram or a colleague keeping
one in 20 drivers or passengers ignoring red traffic lights at the
a watchful eye on traffic at Mannington Roundabout
failed to wear a seat belt. During a Mannington roundabout.
recent seat belt campaign, over 350 Members of the public can con-
fixed penalty notices were issued tact myself, Traffic Sgt Levitt or
for this offence. Members of the the Divisional Traffic Manager,
public sometimes feel that the po- Traffic Inspector Steve Kellow at
'WProperty Maintenanc e lice should have better things to Westlea Police station on 528111.
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