Police across Scotland will today target speeding motorists and drivers and passengers travelling without a seatbelt in the latest stage of a major road safety campaign.

The 24-hour focus, organised by the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (Acpos), comes as police chiefs say many drivers' attitudes to speed limits have not changed.

The crackdown is the second of four initiatives launched by Acpos this year to tackle speeding and the non-wearing of seatbelts. It is 25 years since it became mandatory in Britain for those in front seats to wear a seatbelt.

Although it is widely recognised that seatbelts help protect against death and serious injury, recent Scottish Government research shows that almost 12% of all vehicle occupants do not wear an appropriate restraint.

The same research claims that 22% of back-seat passengers fail to buckle up, despite the law being extended to cover rear passengers in 1993.

Assistant Chief Constable Jim Green will accompany Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill at the launch of the initiative today.

Mr Green said: "Our double-barrelled message is Buckle up and slow down'. Your life or the lives of others could depend on you driving appropriately to the road conditions and wearing a seat elt."