Tasmania Police is committed to developing and implementing a range of enforcement and educational activities to assist with decreasing traffic congestion in Hobart City and neighbouring suburbs.

While roadworks and similar activities may have an impact on the current traffic congestion being experienced during peak times, poor driving behaviour of numerous motorists has also been recognised as a contributing factor.

Southern District Police will commence a traffic blitz immediately, concentrating on offences which contribute to traffic congestion, i.e. parking in clearways, parking so as to obstruct, parking over keep clear markings, blocking an intersection, failing to comply with red or amber traffic control lights, failure to give way and inattention as motorists waiting in traffic give way to temptation and use mobile phones.

Members of the public can expect to see high visibility police vehicles, including motorcycles targeting areas of high congestion at peak times.  Whist targeting those areas police will concentrate on those offences which contribute to traffic congestion.

Motorists who do the wrong thing may also receive an infringement notice, or caution notice, or have their vehicle towed from a clearway.

Police would like to remind motorists involved in a minor crash that they must clear the roadway as soon as practicable, exchange names and addresses with the parties involved.

Where possible, motorists in a minor crash were no one is hurt and vehicles don’t need towing, can use the electronic online reporting function available via the Tasmania Police Website, rather than remaining at the crash scene in peak traffic.

https://www.police.tas.gov.au/news/traffic-crash-reporting-system/