What is Operation Focus?

Operation Focus began in April 2007. Due to the nature of Derbyshire being a semi rural county which encompasses a large percentage of the Peak District it naturally entices a large number of motorbikes both local and national to come and ride on Derbyshire’s rural roads. Unfortunately over the years many collisions have occurred on our roads involving motorbikes. The wider Derby and Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership (DDRSP) have identified motorbikes as being one of the main priority areas which needs addressing. Many of the motorbike collisions which occur on our rural roads are as a result of loss of control, travelling too fast for conditions, and exceeding the posted speed limit. Operation Focus was envisaged to specifically reduce the number of motorbike collisions which occur on Derbyshire’s rural roads. CREST along with Roads Policing officers will be targeting all high speeding vehicles across problem roads by conducting speed checks and to provide advice where possible about the dangers and consequences of driving and riding recklessly.

When does it run?

A high percentage of rural motorbike collisions occur during the summer months from April to October. Many of the collisions occur during weekends which indicates that we have a leisure biking problem. Operation Focus will run within this time period annually in order to tackle the problem.

Where does It target?

The DDRSP have identified 14 problem routes which have a high motorbike collision occurrence. CREST and Roads Policing will be specifically targeting these roads during the Operation Focus season. As well as a police presence on the roads, the DDRSP will erect temporary signs to highlight the dangers associated with each of the roads. For more information about the Operation Focus roads please look at the Bikers guide to Derbyshire on the DDRSP website.

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