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.

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

According to the news source, police had also clamped down on rogue drivers and additional reports suggest that fixed penalty notices were handed out to motorists found driving without a seatbelt while behind the wheel.

Police say that such behaviour can result in more expensive car or bike insurance policies should cover firms view them to be a risk on the roads. PC Jo Brooke said: “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.”

Earlier, a report by Swindon Advertiser stated that police had mounted a crackdown operation to catch out drivers travelling over the legal speed limit. At the same time, figures released by the Department for Transport show that some 3,150 people were killed on roads in the UK during 2006.

It is believed that figures could be reduced by measures that include clampdowns.