Speeding offences made up almost half of all detections across Victoria, while police conducted 69,166 preliminary breath tests, and 4266 roadside drug tests.
Across Victoria, there were 152 drink-driving offences and 197 drivers returned a positive roadside drug test.
Road Policing Acting Assistant Commissioner David Byrt said while the majority of drivers did the right thing and were driving safely over the long weekend, it was disappointing that ‘far too many’ motorists disregarded the road rules.
“Speeding even a little bit over the limit significantly increases your risk of being involved in road trauma, and yet the majority of those we caught speeding this weekend were considerably over the limit,” he said.
Mr Byrt said police remind motorists they would continue to enforce anywhere, anytime across the state’s roads this month, with March considered the most dangerous period on Victorian roads.
“We will continue to have zero tolerance for those who blatantly choose to speed on our roads – this behaviour puts not only the driver at risk of a collision, but all other road users,” he said.
“Collisions involving speed have historically been at their highest during March, so we need motorists to take their foot off the accelerator, slow down and stick to the speed limit.”
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