Operations Crossroads – Update (23-Dec)
The Christmas Holiday Road Toll reporting period is from 00:01 hours on Monday, 23 December till 23:59 hours on Friday, 3 January 2014.
A joint police operation in conjunction with Transport Inspectors will be conducted at Perth in Northern Tasmania this morning with a particular focus on inattention, drink driving and vehicle defects.
Operation results so far are: (as at 23:59 yesterday) (23 December 2013):
| Number of | Total |
| Random Breath Tests Conducted | 1,400 |
| Drink Driving Offences Detected | 3 |
| Drug Tests Conducted | 4 |
| Positive Drug Tests | 1 |
|
Licence Offences Detected (Includes Disqualified, Suspended, Unlicensed and Restricted Licence Contraventions) |
16 |
| Traffic Infringement Notices Issued | 136 |
| Speeding Offences Detected | 89 |
| Vehicles Clamped or Confiscated | 0 |
| Fatal Crashes | 0 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
This has been a good start to Operation Crossroads so far with only three drink drivers detected compared to 11 the same time last year (-72%). However the number of speeding offences (+37%) and infringement notices issued (+60%) have increased compared to last year. Fortunately the start of the season has been fatality free on our roads.