The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has launched a road safety campaign to coincide with the school holidays.
Minister for Police and Corrective Services and Minister for Fire and Emergency Services, Mark Ryan said the campaign would continue until 8 October with an increased overt and covert policing presence on all major roadways for the school holiday and back-to-school period.
Assistant Commissioner for the QPS, Ben Marcus said Queensland was continuing on a trajectory to its worst year on the roads in over a decade.
“We’re about to reach an incredibly grim milestone — 200 deaths on our roads,” Assistant Commissioner Marcus said.
“Your actions behind the wheel are your responsibility and can have very serious consequences,” he said.
“We are asking you to take that responsibility very seriously.”
Assistant Commissioner Marcus said police would be “out doing our bit, but we need road users to do theirs too”.
“If you’re travelling with your family and enjoying our beautiful Queensland weather, you can expect to see police on the road in both marked and unmarked vehicles patrolling major thoroughfares,” he said.
“We want motorists to know they can expect to see us anywhere, anytime and they should drive accordingly.”
Mr Ryan said the Government and the QPS were committed to getting Queenslanders to their holiday destinations and back home again safely.
“With this warmer weather, I am expecting Queenslanders to take advantage of our beautiful coastline or heading out west to explore,” he said.
“I want drivers to take responsibility for their actions while travelling on the roads to these destinations for the safety of themselves, their families and others,” Mr Ryan said.