Police from the Traffic and Highway Patrol are encouraged leading into the holiday season, after there were no fatal crashes recorded this weekend, NSW Police say.
Assistant Commissioner Michael Corboy of the State’s Traffic and Highway Patrol says that no fatal crashes over a weekend shows that everyone has a role to play in reducing the road toll.
"I am encouraged to say that there were no fatal crashes recorded in NSW this weekend. It proves that if we work together we can reduce the road toll.
"The reality is that this should be the norm, not something that needs to be highlighted.
"At this time of year, coming into the holiday period, we traditionally see an increase in risky driver behaviour such as drink-driving.
"Reducing the road toll is all about changing the culture around our roads, and personal responsibility.
"It is on all of us to make sure we stay safe, and to make sure that your loved ones also remain safe," Assistant Commissioner Corboy said.
Despite no fatal crashes on NSW Roads this weekend, there was a fatal quad bike crash on a private property near Gundagai yesterday (11 September 2016).
Ten people have already died on the roads this month, bringing the NSW road toll to 370, meaning that 40 more people have died on our roads compared to this time last year.
