POLICE want to stop every Tasmanian driver at least once this Easter. Tasmania Police Southern district Cdr Peter Edwards said yesterday police would increase their presence on the State's roads this Easter after the recent spike in road deaths. "Because of what's happened in the past few days, but also because we're committed to road safety, we're very keen to raise the alertness and the awareness of drivers throughout this busy period," he said. Three Tasmanians were killed in road crashes on Sunday, taking the toll so far this year to 22. "Our intention is for every driver to experience being stopped by police at least on one occasion," Cdr Edwards said. "Every uniform across the State has been tasked with contributing to the road safety strategy of intercepting vehicles, looking to detect speeding vehicles, drink-drivers and people not wearing restraints." He said the focus would be to include country roads as well as major highways. "What we know is a significant number of our serious accidents occur on our major highways and on our secondary roads so they will be a focus but we'll also concentrate on the country roads and you'll also see police within suburban areas," he said. Northern district Cdr Glen Frame said Launceston had historically been quiet during the Easter break as many people left the city for the holidays. He said some Launceston-based police would be sent to the more popular holiday locations. Cdr Edwards said car crashes could be prevented if drivers used common sense. "Every crash has a cause. These can be prevented by people driving within the speed limit, by not drinking while they're driving, by wearing seatbelts and by paying attention," he said. He also recommended motorists driving long distances took a break at least every two hours for 15 minutes or more. Five driver reviver sites on major roads will be manned by SES volunteers on Monday between 10am and 5pm. During last year's Easter period three people died and six people were seriously injured on Tasmanian roads. The two previous Easter periods were fatality free. MONDAY'S DRIVER REVIVER SITES: •Parramatta Creek: Bass Highway, between Latrobe and Deloraine. •Fossey River: Murchison Highway, near Mt Pearce. •Franklin River Nature Trail: Lyell Highway, near Mt Arrowsmith •Sidling Lookout: Tasman Highway, between Launceston and Scottsdale. •St Peters Pass: Midland Highway, near Oatlands.