More than 150 drivers stopped during Wiltshire speeding campaign

More than 150 drivers have been stopped during a speeding campaign in Wiltshire.

Led by the county's police, 86 traffic offences were handed out during the two weeks of action.

The force said the main focus was education about the risks of serious injury and death when travelling in excess of the speed limit, with it a factor in the number of annual collisions.

Speeding is classed as one of the fatal four causes of increasing the chance of a collision causing a serious injury or fatality.

During the two week national speeding campaign:

• 159 motorists were stopped

• 86 traffic offence reports were handed out

• 66 drivers were given words of advice in relation to their speed

• Six fixed penalty notices were issued

• One person was reported for summons to court

Inspector Mark Freeman, roads policing unit said: "Sadly excessive speed still continues to be a factor in a number of collisions on our roads each year.

"We have seen a number of offenders who will be getting fines and points. This is all preventable. There is no excuse to speed, it puts yourself and other road users in danger, it is not acceptable and will not be tolerated.

"I know most of those drivers will tell me that at the time they were stopped they felt they were travelling at a safe speed, but we all know that it only takes a second for that to be a very different story and a very different outcome."