COMPETITORS in this weekend's British Superbike meeting have teamed up with North Yorkshire Police in an effort to cut the number of deaths on the county's roads.
Racers at Croft Circuit, near Darlington, used the racetrack to demonstrate some of the life-threatening speeds leisure bikers are reaching on twisting country lanes.
Police have recorded bikers travelling at more than 100mph and drivers caught at speeds of more than 30mph above the legal limit are being fast-tracked through the courts.
Last year, 28 riders and pillion passengers died in North Yorkshire and 171 were injured - the worst toll ever.
Superintendent Martin Deacon, head of road policing, said: "We cannot tolerate this number of fatalities, and we will not tolerate bad, stupid or irresponsible behaviour by any driver or rider."
Updated: 11:12 Saturday, August 14, 2004
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