DRINK and drug driving is a focus for Humberside Police this summer as part of a crackdown across the force area.
Throughout July officers will be working in partnership with the Safer Roads Humber Partnership to tackle these problems.
Officers will be on high visibilty patrols around the region - including in the Courier area - and static check points will b
e used at various locations to carry out spot checks on drivers.
The campaign, which started on Tuesday and finishes on August 31, is one of a number of casualty reduction campaigns run by Humberside Police.
It aims to raise the awareness among road users about the potential dangers of driving while under the prescribed limit or while impaired through alcohol or drugs.
Nationally almost one in seven of all road deaths involve drivers who are over the legal limit.
Sergeant Neil Fillingham from Humberside Police Traffic Management said: "The aim of this campaign is to reduce the number of accidents on our roads as a result of driving after drinking alcohol or taking drugs.
"In 2007 alone there were 28 people killed or seriously injured on the roads in the Humberside Police area as a result of drink driving.
"This is unacceptable and through a combination of education and enforcement over the next two months we aim to positively change the attitudes and behaviour of all road users.
"The main message to road users is simple - don’t drink or take drugs and drive."
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