A crackdown is underway on speeding bikers in rural parts of the Lancaster district.
Operation Sawfish will run every weekend throughout the summer to tackle those driving dangerously on two wheels.
Officers will be out and about patrolling rural areas, engaging with riders who they feel need a little more education on bike safety, correct kit or road safety.
Enforcement – such as issuing tickets – will be used where necessary.
Insp Rob Conolly-Perch, of Lancashire’s Roads Policing Team, said: “Many of our Roads Policing Team are bikers themselves and know how enjoyable it is getting out and about in the summer, making the most of nicer weather and longer days. We want to make it clear that this operation is absolutely not about stopping anyone from doing that.
“However members of our rural communities have consistently reported bikers driving dangerously and putting people at risk, and those people are the focus of this operation.
“We will be out and about, stopping anyone driving dangerously. We will also be stopping at popular biker rest stops to check peoples’ kit and bike roadworthiness.
“We know the majority of those we speak to will have all their paperwork in order and will be driving legally and safely, but hopefully this will act as a deterrent to those who believe they don’t need to follow the rules of the road.”
The operation will cover the whole county.
This weekend officers were in the Lune Valley, where they spoke to several riders in Caton and carried out patrols of surrounding roads.
Three tickets were issued, including one to somebody riding a bike with an illegally altered exhaust.
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