Tasmania Police road safety crackdown on East Tamar Highway

Tasmania Police were out in full force on the East Tamar Highway to ensure all vehicles were roadworthy and drivers were registered to be on the road.

It comes in response to nine tragic fatalities on Northern Tasmania's roads last year with the hope of improving road safety ahead of the wet season.

Police detected 30 vehicles non-compliant with road safety standards, three people driving unlicensed and a few unregistered vehicles in the first couple of hours. But, Inspector Darren Hopkins said the main focus has been to help drivers get to their destination safely.

"A lot of the defects are minor, but still relevant to road safety," he said.

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"So no fines associated with the defects, but an obligation on the driver to get those fixed."

Inspector Hopkins said most Tasmanians do the right thing on our roads, but a disappointing few continue to do the wrong thing, which puts themselves and others at unnecessary risk of crashing.

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He said police officers were looking to improve driver behaviour and vehicle safety in the effort to reduce car crashes on Tasmanian roads.

"There are fines for disobeying the road rules, but the real penalty could be seriously injuring or killing yourself or someone else in a crash," he said.

"I urge all motorists to do the right thing every time they travel on the roads, and to ensure their vehicle is safe and roadworthy."

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