HAMPSHIRE police stopped 94 motorcyclists during a week of action to make roads across the county.

As the weather gets warmer, more motorcyclists are beginning to venture out on their bikes, say police.

Roads policing officers from the Joint Operations Unit reinforced efforts to offer advice to motorcyclists and other road users about reducing the number of deaths and injuries from collisions.

During the week a total of 94 motorcyclists were stopped, 27 on bikes up to 125cc and 67 on bikes more than 125cc.

Officers stopped 15 for speeding, nine for careless/inconsiderate riding and seven for construction and use offences.

Out of all those spoken to, 12 were as a result of a collision.

Of those stopped 73 were given advice on safer riding, 12 were issued with fixed penalty notices, four were reported for summons and five were offered courses.

A total of 46 motorcyclists were stopped on urban roads, 28 on rural roads, five on the motorway and 15 on other roads.

Hampshire Constabulary’s Road Safety Sergeant Rob Heard said: “As the weather improves, more and more people are deciding to get their motorcycles out to either commute to work or go out for a leisure ride.

“We are asking riders and motorists to look out for each other and be considerate towards each other.

"We are reminding people to ’THINK BIKE and BIKER THINK’."

The week of action in Hampshire came as the Joint Operations Unit released two new ‘Go-Pro’ urban rider videos shot from a motorcyclist’s perspective.

The purpose of this campaign is to improve rider behaviour, improve road safety and contribute to a reduction in the number of killed and seriously injured motorcyclist casualties.

In just three weeks the videos have had more than 30,000 views and we are encouraging people to share them with family or friends who are bikers to make sure they don’t miss out on picking up a few helpful tips on riding safer in an urban environment.

Motorcycle users remain the road user group with the highest rate of collisions and casualties per mile travelled.

Sgt Heard added: “Many of our collisions occur in urban areas, often involving commuter riders.

“The two videos we have produced we hope will give some good pointers to safe riding tips.

“Nearly half the motorcyclists stopped during the week had not committed any offences and were riding safely.

"They were stopped and updated on current courses and schemes available to them, like Bike Safe, which can help and develop riders to enjoy riding and be safer.”

To find out more visit the Bike Safe web site www.bikesafe.co.uk and to view the ‘Go-Pro’ videos visit https://youtu.be/qVE1eFtUNCM.