Police Operation Stopper – Drink Driving 17 Dec to 19th December 2016

Queensland Operation Stopper – Drink Driving 17 Dec to 19th December 2016.

Queensland Police have coordinated a state-wide ‘Operation Stopper’ specifically targeting and detecting drink and drug driving in Queensland.

Results are:

17/18th December 2016 Friday night to Saturday morning.

Day 1: Police conducted 17,766 random breath tests overall, … Read the rest

Drink Driving Results Easter 2016 Queensland

Queensland Drink Driving Breath Test Results Easter 2016.

Summary of Drink Driving Breath Test Results during the five-day Easter 2016 operation:
Thursday March 24 to midnight March 28.

At end of Sunday 27th March 2016

5 Day Easter 2016 Total: 76,101 RBT’s performed with 358 Drink Driving Positives = 4.70 … Read the rest

Operation Arid (Drink Driving), Victoria, March 2016

Operation Arid, Victoria, March 2016.

Operation Arid, which ran from Friday to Monday, saw nearly 200 drivers test positive for drugs (1:9) and more than 250 drivers test positive to alcohol (1:478).

Other statistics:

– 155 disqualified or suspended drivers
– 325 unlicensed drivers
– 778 unregistered vehicles
– 2626 … Read the rest

QLD Increased speeding enforcement – 80kpm. M1 Junctions 49 – 57

Increased speeding enforcement, Coomera, Queensland.

Officers from the Coomera Road Policing Unit will be increasing enforcement on the Pacific Motorway at Coomera/Upper Coomera

This specific location is a roadwork site and is described as an 80km/h zone between exits 57 and 49 on the M1 in both directions.

The increased … Read the rest

Queensland recorded a record low road toll of 223 in 2014 which is the lowest since records began

Queensland Road fatalities drop to 223 for 2014 year..

Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Jack Dempsey and Commissioner Ian Stewart today (1st Jan 2015) announced that Queensland recorded a record low road toll of 223 in 2014 which is the lowest since records began.

Commissioner Ian Stewart said … Read the rest

Most Popular Cars in Australia

The best selling passenger cars in Queensland, from figures released in September 2009, were:

  1. 5,291 Toyota Corolla
  2. 4,838 Mazda 3
  3. 4,183 Holden Commodore
  4. 4,176 Ford Falcon
  5. 3,958 Toyota Hilux 4×4
  6. ? Mitsubishi Lancer
  7. 3,261 Hyundai Getz
  8. 3.183 Nissan Navara 4×4
  9. 2,966 Toyota Hilux 4×2
  10. ? Hyundai i30

The numbers before … Read the rest