A warning to motorists to obey the road speed limits to avoid hefty fines and demerit point on their driver’s licenses. It comes after 121 motorists were ticketed for speeding on the Spiritual Baptist Shouter Liberation Day holiday.
In a statement from the TTPS on Friday, Head of the Traffic and Highway Patrol Branch, Senior Superintendent Clint Arthur, said he observed that speeding habits were coming back in full view of the police at times. He said drivers need to recognise the unnecessary risk they place on their lives and the lives of others when they speed and drive recklessly on the nation’s roadways.
According to the statement, the speed teams recorded the highest violations at night with the speed guns measuring speeds as high as 170km/h on the highways.
TTPS Road Safety Coordinator Sgt Brent Batson added that excessive speeding continues to be the leading cause of driver loss of control situations. He noted when this is combined with distracted driving and alcohol it is a sure recipe for disaster.
According to data from the Traffic and Highway Patrol Branch Roadway Surveillance Unit, 20 persons have died in road traffic collisions for this year compared to twenty-six (26) for the same period in 2022, indicating a 23% percent year-on-year reduction.