Stationary phone distraction isn’t harmless — the evidence is clear. It impairs hazard detection and reaction time, with effects lasting well beyond the interaction. This is road danger and it can (and does) have fatal consequences. Academic research strongly backs it (see pic). Enforcement matters.
Introducing by end of March a new approach in Northamptonshire.
We’ll target our Top 10 Most Wanted offenders and Top 100 most dangerous drivers using intel, ANPR & Live Facial Recognition to drive arrests, vehicle seizures, drugs and weapons off our streets.
Looking forward to sharing results!
Encouraging she’s taking steps to address personal issues. But my thoughts are with victims of drink drivers.
7 people died in Northamptonshire last year and around 250 die nationally each year in drink-drive crashes.
It is selfish, dangerous & criminal. No excuses!
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Deployed with our Safer Roads Team in an enforcement van. They’re out 7 days a week across Northamptonshire.
In 90 mins we saw one driver at 80 in a 70. The rest were safe & compliant.
Their work saves lives. Each year, around 20 people die due to speed on our roads — leaving families devastated.
Drunk. More than twice the speed limit. And a coward.
If it were up to me, he would never ever be allowed to drive again.
Driving is a privilege, not a right — and when you abuse it with such reckless disregard for life, I feel you should face permanent consequences.
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Drunk. More than twice the speed limit. And a coward.
If it were up to me, he would never ever be allowed to drive again.
Driving is a privilege, not a right — and when you abuse it with such reckless disregard for life, I feel you should face permanent consequences.
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7 people killed in 2025 by drink drivers in our county. That’s not a lapse — it’s criminal, selfish behaviour that destroys families.
110 arrests during Christmas campaign. Update attached is latest ‘named’ offenders Court outcomes. Accountability matters.
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Stationary phone distraction isn’t harmless — the evidence is clear. It impairs hazard detection and reaction time, with effects lasting well beyond the interaction. This is road danger and it can (and does) have fatal consequences. Academic research strongly backs it (see pic). Enforcement matters.
Dear oh dear…. Regardless of the legal rights and wrongs — what about compassion and decency? Someone is hurt, yet the same officer issues a ticket 🙈. How about simply caring for the injured cyclist?!
And the helmet argument drifts back to victim-blaming. Never a good idea!
Also… Modern vehicles — with their power, tech, in-car comms and soundproofing — can detach drivers from the reality of their speed and risk. I feel it when road running as cars surge past. If drivers experienced that perspective, more might focus on their most important task: arriving safely.
Some people seem to change when behind the wheel. It’s as if they forget basic manners and respect.
They think their need, journey and passage on the road is all important regardless of risk.
Entitlement. Toxic masculinity. Impatience. Arrogance.
We need a radical overhaul of driving culture.
Great video — but the real issue is driver culture. Why rush past a cyclist only to sit at the next red light, where they catch up anyway? Adding real risk for only a few seconds — or often zero gain. We wouldn’t barge ahead in a normal queue, so why do it behind the wheel?
#RoadSafety #Cycling
Meeting our comms team this week to consider how best we establish a Northamptonshire Police Bluesky account.
What do you want from a corporate police account?
More transparency? Local updates? Road danger reduction info? Outcomes?
How can we better inform, engage and build trust?
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing your experiences — many sound deeply frustrating. We clearly have more to do!
Fatal crashes aren’t inevitable. Policing, like other agencies, and broader society, must better tackle road danger. I’ll work to make Northamptonshire a centre of excellence and share what we learn.
US-based, but the irony of this headline stood out.
Stop using “accident” — it implies unavoidable or bad luck. Most collisions are caused by choices. Using “collision” shifts perception to focus on driver responsibility, can change culture & create safer roads.
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Victim-blaming never helps. We’re rightly appalled when it happens in crime such as sexual assault — and we should be equally horrified when it happens in road danger. Stop blaming those harmed. Focus on dangerous drivers & build a culture that respects cycling & the wider benefits of active travel.
Pleased to see this ruling. It’s difficult to understand why anyone would oppose a clear requirement to disclose, internally, affiliations with organisations they support and are proud of. We must evolve — transparency is fundamental to integrity and public confidence.
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In Northamptonshire, we provide an outcome update. Why? Well… 1) it’s important we inform the public as to whether their submission was useable. 2) it helps improve future submissions (especially for those in which enforcement action did not occur). 3) Most importantly, it’s plain good manners!!
Why is this important?
Police can’t be everywhere 24/7, but the public can. If reckless drivers know any driver or cyclist could submit footage leading to enforcement, deterrence rises = safer roads.
We will never know who or how many but for certain lives will be saved.
Thank you for submitting!
NPCC recommendations to all police forces re public road crime reporting practices. Page 1 of 2.
NPCC recommendations to all police forces re public road crime reporting practices. Page 2 of 2.
Pleased @northantspolice.bsky.social are adopting the public road crime reporting best practice — crucially, updating everyone who reports.
In 2025:
➖ 2,930 public reports
➖ 1,533 enforcement outcomes including;
• 45 court summons
• 229 penalty points
• 1,063 courses
What is your local experience?
I really wish this article focused more on the criminality and deadly impact of drug-driving than on teeth. In the UK, hundreds lose their lives every year in collisions linked to drivers impaired by drugs — a road safety crisis that deserves far more attention.
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Headlines still refer to #Epstein related offending as “sex trafficking”. Sex implies consent. There is none. This is “rape trafficking” — coercion, violence and abuse of vulnerable people. The choice of words should reflect the reality of the harm inflicted. Be the difference and start the change.🙏
Exceptional hardship defence prevented driving ban. Court weighed impact on him & other employees — but where are the crash victims in that balance? Where does road safety feature? In UK, around 250 people die each year in fatal crashes linked to phone distraction.
www.edp24.co.uk/news/2584864...
Over 300 in the Met have (internally) declared membership of Freemasonry. If you believe in it, why not say so openly?
Where private affiliation meets public duty, transparency protects trust.
I am not, have never been, and will never be a Mason. Openness matters.
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US based but consistent with a culture which minimises road crime — treating it as something other than “real” crime. I can’t imagine any other habitual and cowardly offender causing such devastation receiving this leniency. Can you? and, How do we change this culture?
Statistics that show a rising trend of crashes for older drivers (70+)
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Poor observation is a key factor in older driver crashes. Worried about a relative’s eyesight behind the wheel? It’s quick and simple to check they meet the legal standard 👇
This thread also covers stats showing rising crash concerns involving drivers aged 70+
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“Pursued him at high-speed in his Audi and knocked him over. The injured rider had a tyre imprint over his chest & was in a coma for several days, with a bleed on his brain and eight broken ribs.”
Only a 57 month ban. Driving is a privilege earned, not a right. Why does our system not reflect this?
The data relates to levels above the existing legal limit. Surely the appallingly high death toll only reinforces the need to lower the limit itself?? More fundamentally, my point is that any culture that mitigates or condones drink-driving is wholly unacceptable.
More than 250 people die each year in UK drink-drive crashes. Every death leaves a devastated family. Soft drinks are available. Surely no responsible pub needs a drink-driver’s trade? Anyone arguing for a different drink-drive position should meet with a bereaved family and see the lifelong impact.
