An operation to target those using West Yorkshire’s roads during the festive season while under the influence of drink and/or drugs begins today (1 December 2024).
Roads policing officers will be carrying out increased patrols throughout the month, at a time when collisions, where motorists test positive for drink and/or drugs, tend to increase.
To coincide with this, the Force is also today launching its ‘12 Excuses of Christmas’ campaign, which highlights some of the most common excuses used by motorists when they have been stopped by our officers.
The simple fact is that there is no excuse for drink or drug driving.
Our head of the Roads Policing Unit, Chief Inspector James Farrar, explains more in this video:
Alison Lowe OBE, Chair of the West Yorkshire Vision Zero Board and Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, said:
“There is no excuse for risking the lives of other road users, as well as your own, through drink or drug driving.
“Those who selfishly choose to drive whilst unfit should expect to be caught and face the consequences that follow.
“Vision Zero at its heart is about everyone working together to improve road safety and we would ask for the public’s help. Please report anyone you suspect of drink or drug driving, in doing so you could be saving lives.”
This post is based on a press release issued by West Yorkshire Police
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