Overview
- In Ireland, a five-day Garda operation caught more than 4,000 speeding drivers and led to over 175 arrests for intoxicated driving.
- The same period saw three road deaths and five serious injury crashes, according to Garda figures.
- Tasmania Police closed Operation Safe Arrival with 790 speeding detections, a 33% jump on last year, and 9,857 breath tests that found 17 drink drivers and 52 drug drivers.
- In New England North West, NSW, Peel Highway Patrol recorded 53 positive results from 303 drug tests and reported no fatalities during its five-day blitz.
- Officials highlighted extreme speeding, including 147 km/h in a 100 km/h zone and 138 km/h in 50 km/h zones, and urged drivers to slow down ahead of the next holiday enforcement focus.