More than 70 people have been caught speeding on Geelong’s roads over the long weekend.
Local police took part in Operation Arid between last Friday and Monday, detecting 119 offences – including six drink and seven drug drivers.
Close to 5,000 offences were caught statewide.
Road Policing Acting Assistant Commissioner, David Byrt said they were disappointed with some behaviours across the state.
“While the majority of drivers were doing the right thing and driving safely over the long weekend, disappointingly we continue to detect far too many motorists disregarding the road rules,” he said.
“Speeding even a little bit over the limit significantly increases your risk of being involved in road trauma, and yet the majority of those we caught speeding this weekend were considerably over the limit.
“We will continue to have zero tolerance for those who blatantly choose to speed on our roads – this behaviour puts not only the driver at risk of a collision, but all other road users.”
Geelong Police Service Area offences: 6 drink drivers, 7 drug drivers, 1 other drink/drug, 7 disqualified drivers, 5 unlicensed drivers, 72 speeding offences, 9 disobey signs/signals, 2 seatbelt offences, 2 mobile phone offences, 6 unregistered vehicles, 2 impoundments.
