Police this weekend followed through on a promised traffic crack down, with officers a visible presence on the roadways.

Despite Police announcing publicly that they would be out in force, officers outside TN Tatem School in Warwick pulled over a number of motorists for traffic offences yesterday afternoon.

In the matter of twenty minutes, the officers had pulled over around half a dozen vehicles as part of the traffic stop.

One officer remarked that it had been fairly slow in part because of motorists notifying each other about the presence of officers.

At the same time, another group of officers were hard at work in the Shelly Bay area of Hamilton Parish, stopping speeders and keeping an eye out for dangerous driving behaviour.

Chief Inspector Nicholas Pedro announced on Friday that the Police Service would be actively targeting five “hot spots” where the majority of serious and fatal traffic collisions have taken place since 2013.

He said: “These are: Middle Road, Warwick, between junctions of Morgan Road (Lindo’s) and as far west as Burnt House Hill, Middle Road, Southampton, between junctions of Lighthouse Road to the vicinity of Five Star Island, North Shore Road, Hamilton Parish, from the junction of Studio Lane (Shelly Bay stretch) to Coney Island Road, South Road, Paget, junctions of Southcote Road (Horizons) to Harvey Road, Somerset Road, Sandys, junctions of Scotts Hill Road to Cambridge Road and East Broadway in Hamilton is also identified as a frequent fatal and serious injury collision spot.

“To this end, members of the motoring public can expect to see our officers in these and other locations raising awareness about the risk of serious injury or death from driving or riding at excessive speed, without due care and attention, or driving or riding while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

“Officers will be exercising professional judgment.”