Brisbane police are encouraging road users to slow down and be mindful of school zones as the Easter holidays come to an end.
Motorists travelling in Brisbane can expect to see an increased police presence in school zones.
The increased school zone presence follows extensive proactive high visibility and covert police patrols, and traffic operations conducted during the holidays under Operation Yankee Easter Break to detect and deter offences.
Between 2 to 19 April, Brisbane police conducted more than 30,700 random breath tests and random drug tests, resulting in the detection of 186 drink drivers and 87 drug drivers.
At 4.20am on 10 April, Cleveland police were conducting speed checks along Boundary Road in Thornlands and detected a motorcyclist allegedly speeding at 139km/h in an 80km/h speed zone.
Officers intercepted the 21-year-old Redland Bay man and fined him $1,919 for exceeding speed limit in a speed zone by more than 40km/h.
The man's licence will be disqualified for six months
The location of the speeding offence was on the same road where a few days prior, a motorcyclist had died in a traffic accident. Investigations into the cause of the earlier fatal accident remain ongoing
South Brisbane District Inspector Mat Kelly urges motorists to slow down, as no road user is invincible.
"Too often, we see motorists speeding along roads and not recognising the significant risk these actions are associated with."
"As police, it is concerning to identify unsafe driving behaviours in the same locations where we know people have lost their lives on the road."
"No rider or driver is invincible and safer behaviours on the roads can help decrease the likelihood of further lives being lost."
"As the school zones are reinstated, we urge all road users to slow down, stay alert for pedestrians and cyclists, stop for school crossings, avoid distractions while driving and be cautious around school buses."
Brisbane Operation Yankee Easter Break results between 2 to 19 April:
- Brisbane's north:
- RBTs: 16,498
- RDTs: 188
- Drink drivers: 105
- Drug drivers: 38
- TINs: 1,886
- TIN unregistered: 193
- TIN uninsured vehicles: 17
- Total charges: 68
- Street checks: 4,007
- Brisbane's south:
- RBTs: 14,265
- Drink drivers: 81
- Drug drivers: 49
- TINs: 2,021
- Disqualified/unlicensed drivers: 34
- Unregistered/uninsured vehicles: 213
- Total charges: 95
Lives lost as of 19 April:
- Queensland: 95 compared to 81 in 2025.
- Brisbane: 9 compared to 13 in 2025.
Brisbane's north: 3 compared to 3 in 2025.
Brisbane's south: 6 compared to 10 in 2025.
The Queensland Police Service is committed to reducing the number of lives lost on our roads.
Every choice you make behind the wheel, matters. Driving under the influence, speeding, driving distracted or not wearing a seatbelt puts your life – and the lives of others – at serious risk. These dangerous behaviours will not be tolerated. Queenslanders can expect police – anywhere, anytime.
Safer roads start with you.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.
Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.
