In a recent Europe-wide operation involving 24 European countries, over 100,000 people were caught not wearing seatbelts in their motor vehicles.
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Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin announced this week that the fine for using a hand held device while driving would increase from the current level of £60 to £90, reports the Telegraph.
...Last week Police Scotland held a week-long campaign to tackle speeding, inappropriate driving and other anti-social driving offences, in the Mastrick area of Aberdeen.
...A nurse who left a 15-year-old boy dying in the road after hitting him with her car when under the influence of alcohol, has been sentenced to five years in prison, reported the Telegraph this week.
...A man was fined £200 and handed a six month Football Banning Order at Perth Sheriff Court earlier this month after attacking a steward at a Scottish Premier League game in October 2012. He was also admonished for a related Breach of the Peace charge.
...Male drivers are being urged to use their head and not lose it at the wheel, as a survey reveals almost one in four risk head-on crashes by overtaking blind, and many admit speeding at 60mph+ on rural roads.
...Two thirds of motorists eat behind the wheel and nearly 15% have crashed or had a near miss as a result of in-car eating, according to research by Admiral. Three quarters of British motorists believe that eating while driving is dangers, says the insurer.
...The vast majority of people who responded to a recent Scottish Government consultation would like to see a lower drink drive limit in Scotland, it was announced last week.
...Speeding Brits are treating our roads like race tracks, with drivers hitting speeds of up to 161mph last year, according to research by Confused.com.
...Last week a Glasgow car owner had his car clamped for failure to pay a police antisocial behaviour fixed penalty ticket, in the first case of its kind in Scotland.
...There was a flurry of Confiscation Orders granted by courts around Scotland in February. The actions saw the Serious and Organised Crime Division and the Civil Recovery Unit together recover around £325,000 from the proceeds of crime.
...Legislation designed to tackle sectarian behaviour at football matches is working well, according to Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill.
...A £50,000 pint of beer has been unveiled in London as part of the government’s latest THINK! campaign highlighting the consequences of a drink-drive conviction.
...A serving police officer has received a 12 month ban after pleading guilty to a drink driving charge at Norwich Magistrates' Court, reports the Daily Mail.
...A deputy High Court judge has been fined after being caught driving through a red light in Central London, reports the Telegraph.
...Five men were found guilty last month of charges brought over their involvement in a fatal road traffic collision. The case, which was heard at Reading Crown Court, is thought to be the first one in the UK in which a deliberately-staged road accident then led to a second, fatal, crash.
...Earlier this month a taxi driver, who was involved in a fatal collision with a young cyclist last summer, received a £35 fine and three penalty points on his driving licence from an English court.
...Figures released recently by the Association of Chief Police Officers show officers carried out nearly 20,000 more breath tests on drivers compared to the previous year, with 175,000 people stopped and tested during a month-long crackdown in December.
...A man has been sentenced to carry out 110 hours of unpaid work and handed a three year Football Banning Order for running onto the pitch during a Dundee United versus Dynamo Moscow football match.
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