Tasmania Police has finished its Easter road safety campaign, Operation Safe Arrival, with the number of speeding drivers detected a cause for concern.
In data from the six-day road operation conducted from Thursday, 2 April to Tuesday, 7 April, Tasmania Police detected, on average, 131 speeding drivers per day (excludes speed cameras).
A total of 790 speeding drivers were intercepted by police patrols across the state with the highest total of speeding infringements - 185 – issued on Easter Monday.
This is a 33 per cent increase on the 591 speeding drivers caught during the Easter 2025 edition of Operation Safe Arrival campaign.
Commander Marco Ghedini said while Operation Safe Arrival had now concluded, police would maintain a high visibility presence on Tasmanian roads and hold drivers to account where unsafe or illegal activity was identified.
"Operation Safe Arrival has shown us that, disappointingly, some drivers continue to disregard speed limits and road rules. This not only places their own safety at risk but impacts the safety of other road users," he said.
"The risks associated with excess speed are clear and we urge drivers to drive responsibly and to stay within the posted speed limits.
"Of course, you should also drive to the conditions and that means there are times due to poor visibility, wet and icy roads or other factors, where you will need to reduce your speed further.
"It is not just about the risk of getting caught. This is about drivers taking responsibility for their own actions and doing the right thing.
"A big thank you to the majority of road users who did drive responsibly across Easter. Keeping Tasmania's roads safe should be a goal for the whole community."
Key results from Operation Safe Arrival this year were:
Drink and drug driving: Tasmania Police conducted 9857 random breath tests for alcohol and 181 drug tests, resulting in 17 drink-driving offences and 52 positive drug tests.
Speeding: 790 drivers were caught speeding, including one motorcycle rider, on an unregistered vehicle, at 105km/h in a 60km/h zone on Frankford Rd, Exeter.
Mobile phone use: Officers issued 21 fines for illegal mobile phone use while driving.
Seatbelts: 17 offences were detected for failing to wear a seatbelt correctly.
Commander Ghedini thanked the community for its cooperation during the campaign.
There was a 65 per cent reduction in fatal, serious and minor crashes compared with Easter 2025.
Sadly, a man died following a serious crash involving a side-by-side All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) at Macquarie Heads beach, Strahan, on the morning of Saturday, 4 April.
The 81-year-old man from Tasmania's East Coast was a passenger in the vehicle when it crashed and rolled on the beach, before landing at the water's edge. The man died in hospital early Sunday morning, 5 April, because of his injuries.
Also, a man aged in his 20s died in a single vehicle motorcycle crash on private property at Moriarty on Saturday, 4 April.
Our thoughts are with the families and loved ones. Reports will be prepared for the coroner.
With the addition of the fatal ATV crash, the state's road toll as of 8 April, 2026, stands at 10, compared with 11 at the same time last year.
