Victoria Police have detected over 4,000 traffic offences during three-day road safety blitz coinciding with Anzac Day.
Operation Tribute saw police targeting high-risk driving behaviour across the state’s roads, in an effort to reduce road trauma.
Despite it not being a traditional long weekend in Victoria, police ramped up road policing enforcement from Friday to Sunday as Victorians hit the roads for the public holiday.
With Anzac Day traditionally experiencing a spike in impaired driving detections, police had a major focus on roadside alcohol and drug testing during the operation.
A total 279 impaired drivers were detected over three days, with 105 of these caught on the public holiday.
There were 178 drink driving offences detected from 68,610 preliminary breath tests – a strike rate of 1 in every 385 tested caught over the limit.
A further 101 drug driving offences were detected from 1,663 roadside drug tests.
Almost half of all offences detected during Operation Tribute were for speeding, with police issuing over 1,00 speeding infringements.
There were also over 300 drivers detected behind the wheel who were either unlicenced, suspended or disqualified from driving, and over 180 drivers caught using a mobile device while driving.
The total 4,041 offences detected during Operation Tribute included:
- 1,783 speeding offences
- 302 disqualified/suspended and unlicenced drivers
- 277 disobey signs/signals
- 187 mobile phone offences
- 178 drink driving offences from 68,610 preliminary breath tests
- 101 drug driving offences from 1,663 roadside drug tests
- 59 vehicle impounds
- 52 seat belt offences; and
- 339 unregistered vehicles
Operation Tribute ran from 12:01am Friday 24 April and concluded 11:59pm on Sunday 26 April 2026.
