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There is no excuse for poor driving - that's the message of a new road safety campaign that has launched across Essex. The 'No Excuse' campaign, which launched on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, sees members of the Essex Casualty Board (ECRB) targeting motorists who speed, fail to wear a seatbelt, drink and drive and use mobile devices behind the wheel. In 2011, more than 7500 drivers were caught using a mobile phone and 8250 motorists and passengers were spotted not wearing a seatbelt. A total of 1516 drivers were also found to be drink driving or refused to be breathalysed on suspicion of drink driving. As part of the campaign, a series of events known as Surround a Town will be held across the county over the coming months combining police enforcement, speedwatch events at schools, community speedwatch groups, re-education for offenders and child car seat checks. Police and road safety officers will also be targeting hotspots where crashes and casualties are known to occur. The first of the Surround a Town events took place in Chelmsford on the day of the launch and involved more than 40 police officers carrying out roadside checks and mobile patrols around the town. More than 140 vehicles were stopped and checked, three people were arrested and more than 100 drivers were issued with fixed penalty notices.