Operation Crossroads – Update (28 Dec)
The Christmas Holiday Road Toll reporting period is being accessed 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) (28 December 2013):
| Number of | Change Compared to Last Year | Total |
| Random Breath Tests Conducted | +1% | 13,452 |
| Drink Driving Offences Detected | +12% | 47 |
| Drug Tests Conducted | -70% | 27 |
| Positive Drug Tests | -35% | 11 |
|
Licence Offences Detected (Includes Disqualified, Suspended, Unlicensed and Restricted Licence Contraventions) |
-4% | 97 |
| Traffic Infringement Notices Issued | +7% | 835 |
| Speeding Offences Detected | -3% | 552 |
| Vehicles Clamped or Confiscated | 13% | 9 |
| Fatal Crashes | -50% | 1 |
| Fatalities | -50% | 1 |
Although the same number of random breath tests have been conducted as the same time last year, there have been a further five drink drivers caught on our roads so far. Similarly the number of speeding vehicles detected is higher than last year.
Although not recorded in these statistics as they are only up to midnight last night, there was another fatality today at 8.30 am on the West Tamar Highway. A 21 year old Trevallyn cyclist was struck by a utility near the Tamar Island Reserve and killed instantly. A separate media release will follow this on in due course. Initial indications are that inattention may have played a factor in the crash but a full investigation will be undertaken to determine the exact cause.