Road Safety Report: Easter break, Day 1
Drink driving continues to be a problem on Queensland roads with police intercepting a number of motorists who returned high range readings on Day 1 of the 2018 Easter Road Safety Campaign.
On March 29 at around 2pm a 58-year-old man returned a positive roadside breath test (RBT) after being stopped in his vehicle by police on Redbank Plains Road at Redbank Plains. He was transported to Goodna Police Station where he allegedly recorded a BAC (Blood Alcohol Concentration) of .309%, more than six times the legal limit.
Meanwhile in Heatley a 21-year-old man was intercepted by police after they witnessed him almost falling off his pushbike while riding down the middle of Charles Street. He allegedly returned a BAC of .216%, over five times the limit.
Other high-range alcohol readings on Day 1 of the Easter Break campaign include:
• 0.270% by a 41-year-old man at Inskip;
• 0.240% by a 43-year-old man on Kooringal Esplanade at Kooringal;
• 0.220% by a 34-year-old woman on Vienna Road at Alexandra Hills;
• 0.206% by a 61-year-old man on Ipswich Road at Moorooka.
Police are also investigating following a fatal traffic crash involving a fuel tanker and a car west of Cloncurry.
Preliminary investigations indicate at about 8.30am yesterday the car and tanker collided head-on along the Barkly Highway, resulting in a fire.
Human remains have been located in the burnt out fuel tanker which will need to be forensically examined in order for formal identification of the occupant to occur.
The 48-year-old male driver of the car sustained serious injuries and was transported to hospital in a critical condition.
The Easter Break phase of the Road Safety Campaign will continue until Monday April 2, 2018.
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| Phase 1 Easter Road Safety Campaign | ||||
| Update No. 1 of 5 | ||||
| Phase 1 of the Queensland Easter Road Safety Campaign commences at 0001 hrs on Thursday, 29 March 2018 and continues until 2359 hrs on Monday, 02 April 2018. | ||||
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During the Easter Period, Queensland Police will enforce high risk road user behaviour including the fatal five: speeding, fatigue, impaired driving (drink and drug), failure to wear a seat belt and distraction/inattention in a concerted effort to minimise road trauma.
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| For the 24 hour period to midnight: Thursday, 29 March 2018 | 2017 Daily total | Progressive 2017 Total | 2018 Daily Total | Progressive 2018 Total |
| Traffic Crashes | ||||
| Fatal Traffic Incidents | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Persons Killed | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Injury Traffic Incidents | 43 | 43 | 9 | 9 |
| Persons Injured | 55 | 55 | 13 | 13 |
| Alcohol and Drug Testing | ||||
| Random Breath Tests Performed (RBT) | 16,904 | 16,904 | 5,513 | 5,513 |
| Roadside Drug Tests Performed (RDT) | 246 | 246 | 104 | 104 |
| Drink Driving | 54 | 54 | 27 | 27 |
| Drug Driving Roadside positive tests (yet to be analysed) | 38 | 38 | 24 | 24 |
| Traffic Offences | ||||
| * Speed Camera Detections | 3,100 | 3,100 | 2,764 | 2,764 |
| * Speeding (Other) | 771 | 771 | 433 | 433 |
| * Seat Belts | 38 | 38 | 28 | 28 |
| * Mobile Phone Offences | 73 | 73 | 31 | 31 |
| * Other Offences | 665 | 665 | 516 | 516 |
| Total Offences (infringements) | 1,547 | 1,547 | 1,008 | 1,008 |
Note 1: The statistics contained in this release are sourced from live databases maintained by QPS, are preliminary and subject to change on a daily basis. Any data extracted less than six weeks from the end of a reporting period is considered preliminary.
Speed Camera Detections Note for 2018 data: 1. Data is extracted from camera databases within the Queensland Police Service (Traffic Camera Office). These systems are live databases and the reported statistics may vary on a daily basis. 2. Any data which is extracted less than six weeks from the end of a reporting period is considered preliminary.3. Detections from road safety cameras do not necessarily result in the issuing of an infringement notice. Detections from cameras are adjudicated by an accredited Traffic Camera Office staff member. The adjudication process assesses whether there is sufficient evidence to meet legal requirements to issue an infringement notice. Detections include images and associated data files used for testing camera systems during scheduled maintenance periods and normal operation. Differences observed between detections and notices issued will be the result of camera testing and adjudication processes.4. Data for some cameras is not downloaded on a daily basis. It may take at least 72 hours for all data to be available.5. Figures include data for mobile speed cameras (overt, covert & portable), analogue fixed speed cameras (where available), digital fixed speed cameras, digital combined speed/red light cameras (speed and red light detections) and the average speed camera system.
