Police in northern Tasmania have expressed concerns after several high-risk driving incidents were detected over the past few days.
Acting Inspector Martin Parker said Northern Road Policing officers conducted an operation on the Frankford Highway at Exeter on Saturday, and over the course of an hour, 14 speeding motorists were detected.
“Among them, a motorcyclist was clocked at 128 km/h in a 60 km/h zone, resulting in an immediate 4-month disqualification, a $1161.50 fine, and 6 demerit points,” he said.
“Additionally, a P-plater was caught travelling at 101 km/h in a 60 zone, receiving an immediate 3-month disqualification, an $858.50 fine, and 6 demerit points.”
“One occupant of a speeding vehicle was also found not wearing a seat belt.”
“Today, we were out again conducting drug and alcohol testing in a joint operation with Western District Road Policing members in the Frankford area, and one person was caught drug driving, and another was found to be driving an unregistered vehicle.”
“We are concerned with the amount of dangerous driving detected over the past few days, as this shows there are multiple drivers committing traffic offences and putting other road users and themselves at risk.”
“Police will continue to target unsafe and risky driving behaviour to ensure the safety of all road users, and we ask our community members to help us do this by letting us know if they witness dangerous driving on our roads.”
To report dangerous driving, call police on 131 444 or Triple Zero (000) in an emergency.
Footage can also be uploaded to the Tasmania Police evidence portal at https://www.police.tas.gov.au/report.
