Derbyshire police support national seatbelt campaign

Derbyshire Constabulary are supporting a national campaign to encourage people to wear seatbelts.
"Please remember - seatbelts save lives.""Please remember - seatbelts save lives."
"Please remember - seatbelts save lives."

A social media post warned that plain clothes spotters would be in force across the district, to catch those not wearing seatbelts.

The post said said: "March is a month of national action against those who continue to drive or ride in cars whilst not wearing a seatbelt.

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"We will be looking out for this and operating check sites using plain clothes spotters.

"Please remember - seatbelts save lives.""Please remember - seatbelts save lives."
"Please remember - seatbelts save lives."

"Of 787 people that died in a vehicle related incident in 2017, 212 of those were not wearing seat belts.

"Please remember - seatbelts save lives."

The operation has so far taken place across Chaddesden, North Wingfield and Clay Cross.

A total of 44 no seatbelt offences were detected, as well as 16 mobile phone users, and a 'massive wave' of other offences like bald tyres, no insurance, and unrestrained children.

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Over 50 other locations across the county will be visited, which have been identified by residents as places of concern.

The social media post added: "They are mainly residential, lower speed limit roads where there really is no excuse for speeding."