South Australia Police will conduct Operation Safe Long Weekend statewide over the Australia Day long weekend, with a strong presence targeting road safety offences and preventing serious and fatal crashes.
Traffic Services Branch Officer in Charge Superintendent Shane Johnson said January long weekends remain a high-risk period on South Australian roads.
“During the past five January long weekends, two lives have been lost, and 21 people have suffered serious injuries on South Australian roads,” Superintendent Johnson said
Operation Safe Long Weekend will run from Friday to Monday, with police deployed across metropolitan and regional areas.
“Our enforcement focus throughout the operation will be on the Fatal Five – drink and drug driving, speeding, distracted driving including mobile phone use, failure to wear seatbelts and other dangerous road use,” Superintendent Johnson said.
Operation Amity will run in Victoria, and double demerits will be in force in New South Wales, until 11:59pm Monday.
