Kneesy does it! Moment undercover police catch driver using his mobile phone while steering with his knees as crackdown catches 129 rogue motorists
A careless driver was caught red handed using his knees to drive whizzing along the motorway, as police crackdown on 129 reckless motorists.
In the shocking clip, a man towing a horse box in a silver 4×4 ploughed along the road, focusing on his mobile phone whilst letting his knees take the lead.
The driver is seemingly unfazed as he fails to realise he has been spotted by police in an unmarked HGV.
The officer can be heard saying: ‘He’s got his mobile phone and he’s driving with no hands actually, at the moment,’ before sarcastically adding : ‘He’s doing very well.’
A brazen lorry driver was also caught on his phone and not even wearing his seatbelt whilst heading down the motorway in Warwickshire
A man, who was towing a horse box in a silver 4×4 ploughed along the road, focusing on his mobile phone whilst letting his knees take the lead (Pictured)
He alongside others including a HGV driver (Pictured) was one of 129 rogue motorists caught by undercover police committing driving offences
Another man was seen by the undercover cops texting away on his phone as he prepared to head off at a set of traffic light.
It comes as Warwickshire Police caught 129 motorists, who were driving illegally over a four-day period.
Warwickshire Police patrolled the M40, M42 and A46 in an undercover lorry between from July 22 until July 26 in a bid to catch to reduce careless driving.
In total 95 drivers were caught using a mobile phone, while the others were speeding, not wearing seat-belts and drink or drug driving.
Meanwhile a motorist in a Ford Fiesta was caught scrolling through their phone in their right hand while travelling along the M42.
As well as using mobile phones on the road, 44 motorists were also caught not wearing a seat belt.
The drivers were caught as part of Warwickshire Police and National Highways Operation Tramline in a bid to reduce dangerous driving.
Sergeant Scott Good, who led the operation, said: ‘The number of drivers who think it is ok to use a mobile phone whilst driving, not wear a seatbelt or speed never ceases to amaze me.
Whilst on a four day patrol in July, Warwickshire Police 95 drivers were caught using a mobile phone, while the others were speeding, not wearing seat-belts and drink or drug driving
‘These are not ‘good’ drivers as they have chosen to do this when they have a responsibility to keep themselves and others safe on the roads.’
National Highways Assistant Regional Safety Coordinator Marie Biddulph added: ‘We believe that no-one should be harmed while using our roads and our goal, through initiatives such as Operation Tramline, is to make people think about their driving behaviour and to have all road users travelling safely.
‘So it is disappointing when we see the number of people still driving inappropriately on our roads.
‘Research shows that you are four times more likely to be in a collision if you use your phone while driving and twice as likely to die in a crash if you don’t wear a seatbelt.
‘But, thanks to Operation Tramline and Warwickshire Police, some 100 people have been stopped and have learnt about the risks they posed to themselves and others.’
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