8 June 2012

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8 June 2012 | By johnboy

ACT Policing and NSW Police will be increasing patrols around arterial roads in and out of the ACT this long weekend as part of ‘Operation Stay Alert’.

From 8-11 June, police will join forces to target speeding, drink-driving and driver fatigue as motorists head to the snowfields for the beginning of the 2012 ski season.

Motorists are reminded that double demerit penalties will be in place from Friday 8 June to midnight, Monday 11 June.

Acting Superintendent of Traffic Operations Rod Anderson said it was important that drivers practised safe driving habits to keep our roads safe over the long weekend period.

“Police would encourage everyone to be patient, obey speed limits and take regular breaks to minimise the risk of an incident on our roads”.

“Traditionally long weekends see a higher number of drivers on our roads. Planning your trip and taking turns to drive will make sure everyone gets to their holiday destination and home again safely” Acting Superintendent Anderson said.

During last year’s Queen’s Birthday long weekend double demerit period, ACT Policing issued 152 Traffic Infringement Notices to drivers and conducted 281 random roadside breath tests.

[Courtesy ACT Policing]

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poetix5:09 pm 10 Jun 12

HenryBG said :

poetix said :

Operation Tazersloth

Operation Insadent

Operation spelling out the stunningly obvious?

Watson4:15 pm 10 Jun 12

I reckon the only way to test if a driver is truly alert is to throw a dummy in front of their car from behind a bush. If they hit the dummy, they get a fine. Bring it on!

HenryBG2:41 pm 10 Jun 12

poetix said :

Operation Tazersloth

Operation Insadent

Valleyboy8:00 pm 09 Jun 12

Southbound peak-hour traffic on the Monaro Highway last night (Friday) certainly wasn’t speeding. It was at a crawl from north of the AMC right up to the Isabella Drive intersection — where an RBT operation was being carried out. I hope they caught some drink-drivers to warrant the disruption they caused to everyone else trying to get home.

steveu8:18 am 09 Jun 12

Genie said :

We’re they kicking it off at MilesFranklin PS this afternoon looking for drunk mummies picking up their kidneys ?.

3 cop cars showed up right on 3.

More like drunk tradies. Alot of tradies (male) pick up their kids from school nowadays (Mums drop them off to school). This is a regular thing around ACT.

SnapperJack5:38 am 09 Jun 12

That’s nothing. I’ve just heard that the NSW RMS is to carry out Operation Brass Monkey over the long weekend.

Genie6:03 pm 08 Jun 12

We’re they kicking it off at MilesFranklin PS this afternoon looking for drunk mummies picking up their kidneys ?.

3 cop cars showed up right on 3.

c_c5:33 pm 08 Jun 12

Given the way their own officers drive, perhaps “Operation did you get your licence in a cereal box” should get underway.

poetix5:18 pm 08 Jun 12

Operation Tazersloth

PBO3:39 pm 08 Jun 12

aceofspades said :

How do police target “driver fatigue” short of pulling over everybody asleep at the wheel?

You might be interested to know that the AFP are launching Operation “Asleep at the wheel” where they liberally dose each driver with amphetamines to combat fatigue and this will be followed by Operation “Come down hard” 10 kms up the road where each driver is drug tested.