Police rule the roads over long weekend

A TOTAL of 7099 driving offences were detected by Highway Patrol in Victoria over the long weekend, and police have reminded drivers that there is an increased risk of collision on roads in wet weather conditions when disregarding road rules. Photo: SUPPLIED.

By Admin

June 16, 2024 | 7:00 AM

MORE than 7000 offences were detected by Highway Patrol during a major road safety effort across the state over the King’s Birthday long weekend.

Operation Regal ran from 12.01 am Friday, June 7 until 11.59 pm on Monday, June 10, and saw police targeting high-risk driving behaviour across the state over four days in an effort to drive down road trauma, with 7099 offences detected in total.