When you don’t pay attention on the road, “you’re putting you, your family and others at risk”.
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That’s the message from Tasmania Police this Easter as it launches Operation Crossroads.
As part of the annual initiative, police will be targeting the fatal five – drink and drug driving, speeding, seatbelts, inattention and fatigue.
Western District Commander Jonathan Higgins said police would be targeting “known hotspots for drink drivers and drug drivers”.
“Police will be patrolling alternative routes out of towns and cities, targeting the back streets, rural roads and entertainment districts,” Commander Higgins said.
“We want everyone to get home safely and to ensure that, we have to make sure everyone use the roads safely.
“Don’t ruin your Easter break with a decision to drive when you shouldn’t, or drive in a way that puts you, your family or others at risk.”
The message comes after a woman was killed in the state’s North-East on Saturday when she crashed her car at Lebrina.
Investigations into the crash are continuing, but police believed “inexperience, inattention and not driving to conditions” were factors in the incident.
It was the third fatal crash in the past week and brought the road toll to 12.
In December, Fairfax Tasmania launched a road safety campaign in an effort to reduce the toll during the Christmas and New Year period.
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The Examiner and The Advocate spoke to victim’s families, survivors, emergency service workers, volunteers and experts road safety throughout the campaign.
There were no deaths on Tasmanian roads at Christmas.
Operation Crossroads will run from Thursday, March 29 until Tuesday, April 3.
Melissa Mobbs
A journalist with more than a decade of experience, Melissa Mobbs currently works as the Deputy Editor for The Examiner Newspaper in Launceston, and has a strong background in reporting on crime and the justice system. Send tips to Melissa.Mobbs@examiner.com.au or on Twitter via @melissamobbs.
A journalist with more than a decade of experience, Melissa Mobbs currently works as the Deputy Editor for The Examiner Newspaper in Launceston, and has a strong background in reporting on crime and the justice system. Send tips to Melissa.Mobbs@examiner.com.au or on Twitter via @melissamobbs.
