Police forces across the UK are to clamp down further on speeding next month as part of the Project EDWARD campaign.

For a 24-hour period starting at 07:00 on Wednesday 19 October, police officers all over the UK will increase efforts to crack down on speeding

This year’s Project EDWARD – Every Day Without A Road Death – will run its most ambitious week of events to promote good practice in road safety, taking place from 17 to 21 October.

This includes a National Safe Speeds Day, which will run on Wednesday 19 October and is being supported by the National Roads Policing Operations and Intelligence and Investigation (NRPOII), the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) and the Association of Police and Crime Commissions (APPC).

For a 24-hour period starting at 07:00 on Wednesday 19 October, police officers all over the UK will redouble efforts to encourage compliance with speed limits.

Chief Constable Jo Shiner, National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for roads policing, said: “I am fully supportive of this year’s National Safe Speeds Day on Wednesday 19 October. Once again, I welcome the efforts by members of the Project EDWARD team to highlight the benefits for all road users of understanding and choosing speeds that are legal and safe.

“As well as delivering vital road safety benefits, lower driving speeds help to improve quality of life, especially in urban areas, as they reduce emissions, fuel consumption and noise.

“I urge you to ensure you always drive at speeds that are legal and safe, not because you might otherwise get caught – but because you recognise it as the right thing to do, remember that speed limits are just that, a limit not a target. By doing so we can all play a vital part in reducing unnecessary death and serious injury on our roads.”

The police crackdown on speeding is just one of a number of events taking place for this year’s Project EDWARD.

Three road trips will criss-cross the country from Monday to Friday, visiting the very best examples of road safety projects across England and Wales. Along the way, some of the most influential thought leaders in road safety will be invited to come along for the ride and join the team to share their insights and experience, including numerous police representatives.

Katy Bourne, the APCC national lead for road safety, is taking part and will become involved in events in Brighton on Monday 17 October on impairment and on vulnerable road users. Throughout the week, police forces and police and crime commissioners are joining events in Telford, Merseyside, Durham Oxford, Rugby and Cardiff.

Full details of events, activity, resources, supporters and sponsors for this year’s Project EDWARD can be found on the website and via #ProjectEDWARD on social media.