Police are urging Queenslanders to drink responsibly and ring in 2017 on a safe note as the Christmas Road Safety Campaign continues.
On day eight of Festive Break, officers conducted over 6700 RBTs (Random Breath Tests) and charged 42 drink drivers leading into the New Year’s long weekend .
In Charters Towers a 50-year-old local man allegedly returned a Breath Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of 0.261% and was further charged for driving unlicensed, uninsured and unregistered.
A 52-year-old Inala woman was also issued with a Notice To Appear after allegedly returning a BAC of 0.253% on Collingwood Drive at Redbank, more than four times the legal limit.
Officers also conducted 202 RDTs (Roadside Drug Tests) with 33 drivers returning a positive test.
A number of speeding motorcycles were nabbed on day eight of Festive Break including the following high-range speeding offences:
- 179km/h in a 110km/h zone on the Bruce Highway at Landsborough;
- 152km/h in a 100km/h zone on the Warrego Highway at Brassall;
- 166km/h in a 100km/h zone on the Pacific Motorway at Eight Mile Plains;
- 173km/h in a 100km/h zone on the Logan Motorway at Loganholme.
During the Festive Break, extra police will be out in force across Queensland targeting high-risk road user behaviour including the Fatal Five: speeding, drink and drug driving, distracted driving, fatigue and failing to wear a seatbelt.
The Festive Break phase of the Christmas Road Safety Campaign will continue until January 3, 2017.
Festive Break – Day 8 Statistics
For the 24 hour period to 11.59pm, 30 December 2016.
| 2016/17 Daily total | Progressive 2016/17 Total | 2015/16 Daily Total | Progressive 2015/16 Total | |
| Traffic Crashes | ||||
| Fatal Traffic Incidents | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Persons Killed | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Injury Traffic Incidents | 9 | 172 | 25 | 182 |
| Persons Injured | 12 | 227 | 33 | 271 |
| Alcohol and Drug Testing | ||||
| Random Breath Tests Performed (RBT) | 6,721 | 81,704 | 16,859 | 113,293 |
| Roadside Drug Tests Performed (RDT) | 202 | 1,185 | 277 | 1,429 |
| Drink Driving | 42 | 402 | 52 | 402 |
| Drug Driving Roadside positive tests (yet to be analysed) | 33 | 189 | 53 | 265 |
| Traffic Offences | ||||
| * Speed Camera Detections | 1,572 | 16,895 | 3,262 | 24,187 |
| * Speeding (Other) | 469 | 4,254 | 767 | 4,837 |
| * Seat Belts | 21 | 185 | 53 | 258 |
| * Mobile Phone Offences | 14 | 193 | 72 | 321 |
| * Other Offences | 435 | 3,321 | 685 | 4,591 |
| Total Offences (infringements) | 939 | 7,953 | 1,607 | 10,007 |
Note 1: The statistics contained in this release are sourced from live databases maintained by QPS, are preliminary and subject to change on a daily basis. Any data extracted less than six weeks from the end of a reporting period is considered preliminary. |
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Speed Camera Detections Note for 2015/16 data: 1. Data is extracted from camera databases within the Queensland Police Service (Traffic Camera Office). These systems are live databases and the reported statistics may vary on a daily basis. 2. Detections from road safety cameras do not necessarily result in the issuing of an infringement notice. Detections from cameras are adjudicated by an accredited Traffic Camera Office staff member or filtered through system business rules. The adjudication process assesses whether there is sufficient evidence to meet legal requirements to issue an infringement notice. Detections include images and associated data files used for testing camera systems during scheduled maintenance periods and normal operation. Differences observed between detections and notices issued will be the result of camera testing and adjudication processes.3. Data for some cameras is not downloaded on a daily basis. It may take at least 72 hours for all data to be available.4. Figures include data for mobile speed cameras (overt, covert & portable), analogue fixed speed cameras, digital fixed speed cameras, digital combined speed/red light cameras and the average speed camera system. |
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Speed Camera Detections Note for 2016/17 data: 1. Data is extracted from camera databases within the Queensland Police Service (Traffic Camera Office). These systems are live databases and the reported statistics may vary on a daily basis. 2. Any data which is extracted less than six weeks from the end of a reporting period is considered preliminary.3. Detections from road safety cameras do not necessarily result in the issuing of an infringement notice. Detections from cameras are adjudicated by an accredited Traffic Camera Office staff member. The adjudication process assesses whether there is sufficient evidence to meet legal requirements to issue an infringement notice. Detections include images and associated data files used for testing camera systems during scheduled maintenance periods and normal operation. Differences observed between detections and notices issued will be the result of camera testing and adjudication processes.4. Data for some cameras is not downloaded on a daily basis. It may take at least 72 hours for all data to be available.5. Figures include data for mobile speed cameras (overt, covert & portable), analogue fixed speed cameras (where available), digital fixed speed cameras, digital combined speed/red light cameras (speed and red light detections) and the average speed camera system. |