Police say they intend to carry on with speed checks across the county.
Officers have been on patrol and will continue to conduct speed checks where they know people are driving and riding in excess of the speed limit.
The majority of drivers and riders are staying at home and making essential journeys only and it is only a small proportion who are taking advantage of the quieter roads.
It’s everyone’s responsibility to keep the roads safe and avoid any extra burden on the NHS. Where people are using the roads for their daily exercise they need to feel safe and not at risk of injury by irresponsible drivers and riders.
Police have reported drivers and riders across the county who will now be receiving a court summons as their speed limit is excessive. This is just an example of some of those who are putting their own lives and the lives of others at risk.
The maximum penalty that can be imposed is £1000 fine (or £2500 on a motorway), and they may face a long period of disqualification. These penalties will last a lot longer than the lockdown.
Over and above these offences officers have issued fixed penalty notices and those drivers will face £100 fine and three points on their licence. Points are valid for three years and remain on a licence for four years.
Alongside speed checks the counties fixed and mobile safety cameras continue to check the speed of drivers at collision hotspots and where they know people exceed the speed limit.
Steve Batchelor, Senior Manager, Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership, said: “At this time, it is essential that people are able to exercise for their physical and mental health.
“Cycling, jogging and walking are great options and clearly we want people to be able to undertake these activities without fear of death and injury. Our main concern at this time is that some motorists are driving faster and/or with less care due to the decrease in traffic on the roads and this is putting cyclists, pedestrians and other road users in even more danger than they might otherwise be.
“We wish it wasn’t necessary but we are enforcing speed limits at high priority locations targeting high risk speeders.”
Superintendent Paul Timmins, Head of Specialist Operations, said: “Empty roads may lead to temptation for irresponsible drivers who do not foresee the consequences of their actions. It takes a split second for something to go wrong, the faster the speed the longer the reaction time.
“We have seen a reduction in the number of collisions we are attending and it really needs to stay that way. We are all in the main doing everything we can to reduce the burden on the NHS so they can focus their efforts on saving lives and caring for our family, friends and neighbours.
“I asked last week for people to have conversations with drivers and riders who are breaking the law by speeding and putting lives at risk. Please talk about how it would impact your daily lives if they were not to come home, ever again or were to be injured in a collision.
“This is the very sad reality that was faced by over 26,610 people who were killed or seriously injured on the countries roads from June 2017 – June 2018. The traffic is different the speed limit is not.”
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