Police have released footage of a lorry driver rolling a cigarette while driving on the M40, as part of a week-long crackdown on the M6 beginning 13 June.
The driver was filmed with both hands in a tobacco pouch, taking his eyes off the road. Another clip shows a van driver on the A500 in Stoke-on-Trent holding a drink and a phone, with only two fingers on the steering wheel.
The unmarked HGV cabs used in Operation Tramline have recorded more than 28,000 offences since 2015. The most common are not wearing a seatbelt (over 8,300) and using a mobile phone (over 7,100).
The multi-agency operation, called Operation Vertebrae, will run from 13 to 19 June along the entire length of the M6. National Highways reports nearly 180 incidents on that motorway every day.
