Speeding on the radar of the road safety week

The Central Region Road Safety Week continues today with a host of activities across the region and a focus on speeding.

The Central Region Road Safety Week ambassador Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith VC MG said that almost 23 percent of fatalities involve a speeding driver.

“Stick to the posted speed limit – road safety is your future,” Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith said.

The four pace cars completed over 4200kms on Day 2 and will be out on deployment in school zones, road works and other high risk localities to help ‘Pace’ traffic. If you spot the car and aren’t driving take a snap.

The Queensland Police Service announced the road safety week in the Central Region as part of its ongoing efforts to help reduce the road toll.

The week which will conclude this Sunday March 23 has been developed through an innovative and shared responsibility approach to road safety with the main theme being ‘Road Safety is your future.’

The Central Region recorded 95 fatalities in 2013 and while this represents a reduction on the previous year it is still the highest toll for any Police region in Queensland. The road toll for the region in 2014 is currently six – 22 less than at this point last year.

Statistics from day 2 of the Central Region Road Safety Week campaign are available below:

* Traffic Infringement Notices – All

^ Traffic Infringement Notices – Life Endangering Offences

Disclaimer – these figures are not official Service statistics. Official Police Service statistics are released only through the Information Resource Centre after available data is collected, classified and collated in accordance with nationally accepted rules.