Drivers have been caught doing over 130mph on the A66 as part of a clampdown on speeders across the county.
Vision Zero was introduced earlier this year – a national traffic safety initiative – and has seen Cumbria police’s mobile speed camera vans target the county’s worst roads.
The list was drawn up by Cumbria Road Safety Partnership, using data collected from the last five years.
One of the roads was the A66. The police’s mobile speed camera van has been deployed on the road, east of Penrith, 98 times between April 20 and June 20.
It has resulted in 682 notices of intended prosecution. Of these, 30 were for speeds in excess of 95mph, with the highest two being 133mph and 134mph.
Work continues on the Vision Zero scheme – based on the philosophy that no one should be killed or seriously injured on the road network – and emergency services will soon increase their visibility on the A66.
The partnership has identified a section of the A66 from Junction 40 to Kirkby Thore as an area to prioritise.
Agencies, including Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service and the Highways Agency, have agreed to provide a high visibility presence in a ‘guardianship’ role aimed at improving driver behaviour and, in doing so, positively impacting the number of fatal and serious collisions.
Sergeant Jack Stabler, of Cumbria police, said: “Significantly reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads, with the aim of reducing that figure to zero, is not just a priority for the police but a priority for all organisations in the road safety partnership and should be a goal for everyone across the county.
“Such an ambitious goal requires new thinking and new ways of working, which is why I’m so pleased partner agencies have taken this step beyond its usual way of working, in support of saving lives on our roads.”
