Police are calling on drivers to take extra caution behind the wheel this month, as March continues to be the most dangerous period on Victorian roads.
The appeal comes as police launch Operation Arid on Friday, a statewide road policing effort targeting high-risk driving and traffic offences across the Labour Day long weekend.
The operation aims to curb dangerous driving behaviour and prevent serious injuries and fatalities.
Although March is widely recognised for its packed calendar of major events, festivals and sporting fixtures across metropolitan and regional Victoria, it has also historically recorded the highest levels of road trauma in the state.
March recorded the highest number of collisions in 2025, with more than 1,600 collisions resulting in injuries across the month – 23 of which were fatal.
Collisions in March peaked over Labour Day weekend, increasing 15 per cent on the same period the previous year.
Police are warning motorists there will be zero tolerance for poor driving and dangerous behaviour, with state and local highway patrols to be highly visible and enforcing across the state’s roads.
Motorists can expect to be anywhere, anytime for alcohol and drugs, with police to conduct widespread testing, focusing on major events being held across the state.
Operation Arid commences at 12:01am on Friday 6 March and concludes at 11:59pm on Monday 9 March 2025.
