Police detected 38 traffic offences across Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay during a four-day road policing operation over the Labour Day long weekend.
Operation Arid involved police ramping up enforcement state wide, leading to the detection of about 7000 traffic offences.
Speeding, impaired driving, mobile phone use and unauthorised driving were the key issues detected by police during the four-day operation.
Across Maribyrnong, police detected four drink drivers, five disqualified drivers, five unlicensed drivers, one speeding offence and two unregistered vehicles.
In Hobsons Bay, police detected one drink driver, two disqualified drivers, one unlicensed drivers, four speeding offences, one mobile phone offence and three unregistered vehicles.
Road Policing Assistant Commissioner Glenn Weir said police saw the majority of people doing the right thing on our roads.
“Disappointingly though, we continue to detect motorists for the type of behaviour that’s been contributing to road trauma this year – that being speed, distraction, and impaired driving,” he said.
“It is simply not good enough to just ignore the warnings – the reality is, there has been more lives lost on our roads than there have been days this year.
“Police are constantly engaging with the community to educate first and enforce when the message doesn’t get through and we make no apologies for this.
“We are doing everything we can to reduce trauma on our roads.”
