North Wales’ Police chief Richard Brunstrom has signalled his intent to tackle “annoying and frightening” driving and “an appalling macho culture” on the roads, according to reports on the BBC.

Brunstrom, talking to the Welsh Assembly, spoke of the need to tackle anti social behaviour on the roads, such as tailgating at high speeds and using residential roads for racing. He also highlighted the need to crack down on such things as drivers using mobile phones while behind the wheel, saying there was no reason why anti social behaviour orders (ASBOs) couldn’t be given for bad driving. However, he admitted this was something the police have yet to discuss.

Brunstrom would look to introduce measures such as average speed cameras, which are not currently used in Wales, and increase the amount of 20mph limited areas.

He also spoke of a scheme that is being piloted that would enable emergency services to reach an incident faster on a dual carriageway with no hard shoulder.