Police blitz on danger drivers
A blitz on dangerous driving, speeding and other motoring offences has been launched by police in Cannock in a bid to boost road safety in the area.
Operation Cats Eyes aims to reduce the number and seriousness of injuries caused by road crashes.
It will involve more high visibility patrols which will target motorists who speed, drive dangerously or under the influence of drink or drugs, fail to wear a seatbelt, use a mobile phone or park illegally.
There will be display boards around the area emphasising the dangers of committing such offences and leaflets handed out by mobile phone shops warning customers of the risks of using a phone while at the wheel.
Chief Insp Cliff Grainger, who masterminded a similar campaign in Stone three years ago, said the operation was in response to residents' concerns about road safety.
"Too many people are killed or injured on our roads, and every day I am contacted by residents who express concerns over speeding vehicles, dangerous obstructions or other motoring offences. This has got to stop," he said.
"Young people, aged from 17 to 30, are more likely to die in a road accident than from any other cause."
Mr Grainger said 6,352 fixed penalty notices had been handed out in the Chase division over the last 12 months for a variety of motoring offences, from dangerous driving to not wearing a seatbelt.
