POLICE set up a checkpoint following concerns by the public about speeding.

More than 200 vehicles were monitored in Victoria Drive, Eastbourne, in the last week.

None of those stopped by police as part of Operation Downsway were exceeding the legal speed limit.

An Eastbourne Police spokeswoman said: “The Neighbourhood Policing Team have been out this week in Victoria Drive, Eastbourne, following your reports and concerns of excess speeding in the area. 

“During the course of our checks, over 200 cars were monitored with none exceeding the legal limit - good news and well done Eastbourne drivers.

“Speeding is one of the fatal five driving offences, so called as they are all main contributors to fatal road traffic collisions on the roads of Sussex each year.”

Careless driving, drink and drug driving, not wearing a seatbelt and using a mobile phone while driving make up the rest of the fatal five.

At the start of April, Sussex Police launched Operation Downsway in an attempt to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured and to target antisocial and dangerous motorists.

Using a variety of tactics including the latest technology in automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) and drones, Sussex Police aims to reduce the fatal five factors.

In the first two weekends of April, Roads Policing Unit officers responded and completed 108 traffic offence reports or conditional fixed penalty notices.

Eight arrests were made and a further 19 motorists were reported for summons.

Meanwhile, officers also issued 20 warnings for antisocial driving, while five vehicles were seized for either insurance or licence offences.

At the time, Superintendent James Collis added: “We know that the fatal five offences are the main factors that cause serious road traffic collisions.

“Which is why we simply will not tolerate the small minority of people who drive or ride anti-socially through the county, putting the safety of others at risk and therefore have a comprehensive plan to target those who do so.”

Earlier this week, seven motorists were caught breaking the law in Lewes in just one hour.

Officers caught five drivers not wearing a seatbelt, and a further two driving while using a mobile phone in a single hour – also as part of Operation Downsway.