TWO drivers were caught by police travelling at more than 100mph on the Bingley by-pass – amid concerns the dual carriageway is being used as a racetrack.

Officers working as part of Operation Steerside – a police crackdown on dangerous drivers in Bradford district – caught the pair doing 115mph and 109mph on a 50mph stretch of the road.

A police spokesman said the cars involved, a Ford Focus and an Audi, were travelling in convoy at the time of the offence.

He added that two Keighley men, aged 24 and 23, would be appearing before magistrates in relation to the incident.

Residents have long raised concerns about the speed of traffic on the by-pass, much of which has a 50mph limit.

Councillor David Heseltine said motorists convicted of flouting the limit should have their vehicles seized and crushed.

"If you actually crushed their pride and joy in front of them and their mates it would have a high impact on their street cred – if you can call it street cred," he added.

Sergeant Cameron Buchan, who is leading Steerside, said: "We are widening the area we are going to and listening to what people are saying.

"Bingley by-pass is one of the areas we have been looking at and will continue to look at."

He said parts of the by-pass had a 50mph limit because of the bends.

"The speed limit is reduced to a safe level," he said. "It is for safety, common sense, and keeping people on the road."