Kill your speed

Speeding can kill, and cause dangerous road traffic collisions. It sounds simple but many motorists are still not getting the message.

A scheme now operating throughout Norfolk aims to firmly hammer the message home.

In order to protect the public and prevent road deaths and crashes, we have now expanded our speed awareness course pilot scheme, which was first introduced back in 2006.

Any motorists caught speeding from 1 June 2008, but whose speed clocked below the threshold of ten per cent of the limit plus six (for example, 39mph in a 30mph zone) will be offered the chance to attend a speed awareness course instead of being prosecuted or receiving a fixed penalty notice.

However, anyone speeding above the ten per cent plus six threshold will not be offered the course and will be prosecuted.

The aim of the course is to reinforce the key messages about the dangers of speeding in order to make drivers realise their error in judgement, explore why they were speeding in the first place and hopefully prevent them from doing it again in future.

The course is just one way we are looking at driving down the number of crashes caused by speeding. We continue to work as a member of the Norfolk Safety Camera Partnership and the Norfolk Road Casualty Reduction Group.

The Speed Awareness course is currently provided by Norfolk County Council and is delivered in accordance with the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and the Association of the National Driver Improvement Scheme Providers (ANDISP) guidelines.

The course provides theory training to both DVLA and non-DVLA driving licence holders who are eligible to attend. It is based in a variety of venues around Norfolk, costs £70 to attend and lasts for approximately four hours. Successful completion of the course means no penalty points or fine will be incurred.

For further information visit the Norfolk Safety Camera website.