A six-day statewide road policing operation, motorists can expect to see police highly visible and enforcing across the state to reduce road trauma.
Last year’s operation saw nearly 3000 motorists pulled over for going too fast, with 79 per cent of drivers caught speeding between 10km/h and 25km/h over the speed limit.
Police across the state will be on the lookout for a range of offences including impaired driving, fatigue, failure to wear seatbelts and illegal mobile phone use.
There will be a significant focus on major roads heading to areas in regional Victoria, with drivers advised not overtake or travel next to turning trucks or tractors as the harvest season continues in the country.
Motorists should expect to be tested anywhere, any time for alcohol and drugs, with significant penalties in place for those caught driving while impaired.
Last month, police detected more than 6500 traffic offences during the four-day Operation Scoreboard enforcement period over the AFL Grand Final long weekend, including 2918 speeding offences, 246 drink driving offences, 248 mobile phone offences and 127 drug driving offences.
Operation Furlong commences at 12:01am on Friday 30 October and concludes at 11:59pm on Wednesday 4 November.
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