36 offences were recorded, with 26 of these relating to using a mobile phone or not being in proper control of their vehicle.
Other offences include:
- using a vehicle with no insurance,
- no licence
- no MOT
- excess speed
- not wearing a seatbelt.
PC Daniel Furneaux, leading the operation, said: “This was an excellent multi-agency response to widespread concerns about distracted driving involving Alliance roads policing and road casualty reduction officers, Alliance roads policing Special Constables, the Devon and Cornwall No Excuse team, the Peninsula Road Safety Partnership and Highways England.
“On the last day we also took the opportunity to involve officers undertaking their traffic law skills course.”
“We will be running Operation Tramline again next year, as we have on several previous occasions, as it is an extremely effective way of targeting distracted and careless drivers who are a cause of concern for all other safe and legal road users. As before, we will not announce in advance when the Supercab and supporting roads policing officers will be out on the roads.”
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