Police intercepted nearly 500 drivers during targeted road safety operations across the Northern District yesterday.
During the operations on Wednesday 26 November, 29 drivers were intercepted for speeding including a woman who was also found to be disqualified from driving, in an unregistered vehicle with false plates.
The driver's grey Nissan Skyline was intercepted at Newnham by members of Northern Road Policing Services where she returned a positive drug test.
The 29 year old from Rocherlea was arrested and is being proceeded against for multiple traffic offences, and her vehicle has been seized indefinitely.
Overall results from the day of action included:
- Intercepted 477 vehicles
- Conducted 477 breath tests.
- Detected 2 drug drivers.
- Intercepted 3 disqualified drivers.
- Detected 29 drivers exceeding the speed limit - including a driver travelling at 105km/h in an 80km/h zone on the East Tamar Highway at Mowbray, and a driver travelling 99km/h in an 80km/h zone on Pateena Road at Longford in wet conditions.
- 3 people were issued infringement notices for not wearing their seat belt.
- 6 drivers were issued infringement notices for using their mobile phone while driving.
- 5 unregistered vehicles were detected.
- 17 defect notices were issued during a joint operation conducted by Tasmania Police and Transport Inspectors at George Town.
Tasmania Police is out on the roads every single day enforcing the road rules, and members of the public are urged to do their part to help police keep our roads safe for all motorists.
Members of the public are encouraged to report dangerous driving incidents witnessed on Tasmanian roads, to Tasmania Police.
Dangerous driving incidents currently unfolding should be reported if safe to do so to police by phoning 131 444. In a life-threatening emergency phone Triple Zero (000).
Dangerous driving incidents which have been recorded by dashcam or mobile phone, can be later reported via a secure online portal to Tasmania Police at - https://taspol.au.evidence.com/axon/citizen/public/traffic_complaints
