Tasmania Police has detected 27 drink drivers, and 2 drug drivers, out of 8900 random breath tests since the start of Operation Crossroads on Saturday.
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Operation Crossroads signals an increased police presence on roads all throughout Tasmania.
Included among the 27 was a Devonport man caught driving, on Saturday night, at nearly five times the legal blood alcohol limit.
The man in question was already a disqualified driver.
Additionally, a further 240 speeding tickets have been issued in the last 24 hours, including one P-plater who reached speeds of 139 km/h in an 80 km/h zone on the Bowen Bridge near Hobart.
Acting inspector Luke Moore said that the number of drink, and drug, drivers was too high, despite there being no fatal incidents as of yet.
“The number's still high for us, we'd prefer a zero level,” he said.
“We know drink driving is over represented in fatal crash stats and we don't want to see anyone do that.”
Inspector Moore also reminded people about the dangers of driving the morning after a heavy drinking session.
“Hobart conducted an early morning RBT operation and during that, from 500 drivers, they still detected three low-level drink drivers,” he said.
“They weren't charged, but it shows that if you have drunk a lot the night before it might still show up in the system tomorrow.”
Operation Crossroads will continue throughout the Christmas and New Year period.
The campaign emphasises eliminating the“fatal five” factors of road safety – speed, seatbelts, alcohol and drugs, distraction and fatigue.
Stefan Boscia
Stefan came to The Examiner after working as a copywriter at a digital media firm in Melbourne and interning at The Conversation. He is enthusiastic about reporting on business, local government and environmental issues. When he is not chained to his work desk, Stefan enjoys getting brunch, reading Saul Bellow novels and watching Carlton games.
Stefan came to The Examiner after working as a copywriter at a digital media firm in Melbourne and interning at The Conversation. He is enthusiastic about reporting on business, local government and environmental issues. When he is not chained to his work desk, Stefan enjoys getting brunch, reading Saul Bellow novels and watching Carlton games.
