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Motorbike riders were put under the spotlight by police officers in York as part of a campaign against rogue motoring, according to a local news source.

York Press has stated that officials in the area working under the Operation Footpath programme handed out three £30 fines to adults riding on public footpaths.

The news source added that police also clamped down on rogue drivers, handing out fixed penalty notices to drivers found to be without a seatbelt while behind the wheel.

Such behaviour can result in more expensive car or bike insurance policies should cover firms view them to be a risk on the roads.

"We hope what we have done this weekend will make people think twice before breaking the law in future and set out a clear signal to them," PC Jo Brooke remarked.

This follows a crackdown from police in Swindon looking to catch out drivers travelling over the legal speed limit, the Swindon Advertiser has reported.

Statistics from the Department for Transport show that some 3,150 people were killed on roads in the UK during 2006.

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