The Queensland Police Service has launched Operation Own It in the Brisbane suburb of Logan following a high number of road fatalities in the area.
Chief Superintendent Brian Swan said that so far this year Logan had recorded the largest increase in road fatalities of any district in the State with 19 lives lost — 16 more than 2019.
“With more locals taking to the roads during the Schoolies period and the lead up to Christmas, the district is taking a proactive approach to encouraging road-users to own their driving behaviour no matter the purpose of their trip,” Chief Superintendent Swan said.
“Logan District is really diverse, taking in the area from Springwood, right down to the Queensland and NSW border in Rathdowney.”
He said that as the holiday period approached there would be more people out on the road enjoying popular tourist and sight-seeing destinations and passing through other areas.
“Our officers will be out, conducting high-visibility roadside operations,’ Chief Superintendent Swan said.
“They will be engaging in conversations about road safety in Logan at every opportunity.
“We’ve already seen the impact of far too many serious traffic crashes here in Logan, and we want to make sure we and the community are working together to keep our roads safe.”
Senior Constable Meagan Holley, of Loganholme Police Station, said the operation had front-line officers throughout the district expanding their usual interactions with community members.
“We will be initiating further conversations with our community members and really working on ways to bring road safety in our unique district to the forefront of everyone’s’ minds,” Senior Constable Holley said.
