Police target high-risk drivers and motorcyclists during Queensland Road Safety Week

Police are focusing on young drivers, impaired drivers and motorcyclists this week, as Queensland Road Safety Week launches today. The initiative, running from 26-30 August, will see police working towards driving down the number of lives impacted by crashes on our roads. The Wide Bay Burnett district has sadly lost 18 people on the roads […]

Police operations ramp up as Queensland Road Safety Week launches motorcyclist engagement strategy

Queensland Police Service (QPS) launched Operation Whiskey Rider to combat an increase in motorcyclist trauma, as road safety operations ramp-up statewide for Queensland Road Safety Week. As of August 25, 188 lives have been lost on Queensland Roads, compared to 176 at the same time last year. Despite making up only five per cent of […]