Far too many lives have already been lost on Queensland roads in 2022.
Over the weekend, police from the Sunshine Coast Highway Patrol (HP) team conducted Operation Saturation on the local road network in a bid to catch drivers engaging in the fatal five – speeding, drink/drug driving, not wearing seatbelts, fatigue, and distractions.
On Thursday 17 March, HP officers were concentrating on the central area of the Sunshine Coast region.
On this day the operation saw more than 130 traffic infringement notices (TINs) written and 82 roadside breath tests (RBTs) conducted.
These TINs included 32 defective vehicle, two evade police, five not wearing seat belts, and more than 10 exceeding the speed limit.
On Friday 18 March, the HP unit saturated the southern areas of the Sunshine Coast.
There were 88 TINs issued, 34 roadside drug tests (RDTs) and 58 RBTs conducted.
The following day, the HP unit patrolled in and around the hinterland. The unit recorded 88 TINs written for the day.
On Sunday 20 March, the team patrolled the northern end of the district which resulted in 47 TINs and conducting 63 RBTs.
As a result of Operation Saturation, statistics on the Sunshine Coast crash data showed the number of traffic incidents in the four-day period was half the number recorded at the same time last year.
Over this period, the HP team conducted 236 RBTs, with five alleged drink drivers detected.
The highest speed recorded was 124 km/h in an 80 km/h zone. A 19-year-old man from Caloundra West was issued with a $643 infringement notice.
Motorists are reminded that they can expect police anywhere, anytime.
