Queensland Police have reaffirmed their commitment to reducing road trauma as two major state-wide road safety operations conclude, with a renewed focus now on school zone compliance.
Operation X-Ray Surety, launched in November 2025, targeted the rising use of e-mobility devices such as e-bikes and e-scooters, alongside unsafe and non-compliant riding behaviours.
Over 12 weeks, police issued more than 2,700 infringements, including 2,100 for failing to wear helmets, 200 for riding on prohibited roads, and 80 for speeding. A further 142 non-compliant devices were removed from Queensland roads.
Officers also spent time educating young riders, parents, and guardians about safe and legal device use.
Operation X-Ray Mistletoe, the annual holiday road safety blitz, ran from mid-December 2025 to early January 2026, targeting behaviours most commonly linked to fatal crashes, including speeding, drink and drug driving, distraction, fatigue, and failing to wear seatbelts.
During the operation, police detected more than 32,100 traffic offences, conducted over 177,500 roadside breath tests, and 7,200 roadside drug tests, resulting in the detection of more than 1,800 drink drivers and 1,500 drug drivers.
Recent high-risk cases included a 23-year-old Jimboomba woman intercepted in Yatala allegedly travelling at 140km/h in an 80km/h zone, and a 51-year-old Beaudesert man charged with drink driving at 0.180 per cent BAC.
Chief Superintendent Mark Wheeler said police will continue enforcement year-round. “As students return to school, Queenslanders can expect to see officers on our roads and in school zones,” he said. “Dangerous behaviours such as speeding and drink driving will not be tolerated. Every decision you make behind the wheel matters.”
Queensland Police encourage motorists to recognise the ‘Fatal Five’ behaviours—speeding, drink and drug driving, not wearing seatbelts, fatigue, and distraction—as a critical step to safer roads and fewer lives lost.
For more information on road safety, visit police.qld.gov.au
