Operation Crossroads – Update (26 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.
Operation results so far are: (as at 23:59 yesterday) (26 December 2013):
| Number of | Change Compared to Last Year | Total |
| Random Breath Tests Conducted | +8% | 8,366 |
| Drink Driving Offences Detected | +4% | 28 |
| Drug Tests Conducted | -44% | 19 |
| Positive Drug Tests | -10% | 9 |
|
Licence Offences Detected (Includes Disqualified, Suspended, Unlicensed and Restricted Licence Contraventions) |
+8% | 64 |
| Traffic Infringement Notices Issued | +5% | 460 |
| Speeding Offences Detected | -4% | 303 |
| Vehicles Clamped or Confiscated | -40% | 3 |
| Fatal Crashes | -100% | 0 |
| Fatalities | -100% | 0 |
*Percentages are compared with the reporting period last year.
It is pleasing to see that the number of speeding offences detected since the start of Operation Crossroads has now fallen below that of last year. Police are also very pleased to see that there have been very few serious and no fatal crashes so far. At the time of this media release there had been 68 crashes reported around the state with only six of those serious enough to require hospitalisation. Of those six the causes have been, failing to give way/disobey red light, unroadworthy vehicle and unlicensed driver, inattention and inexperience.
In Lindisfarne yesterday, a man was detected speeding and talking on a mobile phone in a 40 zone in the shopping precinct. When police indicated for the driver to pull over, he crashed into a parked car while trying to come to a stop. This highlights the importance of not speeding and using a mobile phone whilst driving and how the combination can contribute to crashes.