Police detected more than 90 offences in a recent blitz on Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay roads.
Operation Furlong ran across the state for five days over the pre-Melbourne Cup weekend.
More than 154,000 breath tests and more than 2200 roadside drug tests were conducted as part of the blitz between Friday, October 30 and midnight on Melbourne Cup day.
In Maribyrnong, 64 offences were detected including 17 unregistered vehicles and 13 unlicensed or disqualified drivers, as well as 10 mobile phone offences and two cases of drink-driving.
In Hobson’s Bay, police detected 28 offences including 11 unlicensed or disqualified drivers, four unregistered vehicles and one drink driver.
Across the state police detected 1057 unregistered vehicles, 2969 speeding offences and 381 mobile phone offences.
They impounded 107 vehicles.
A total of 9131 traffic offences and 1023 criminal offences were detected.
Assistant Commissioner Doug Fryer said the results are a worry to police.
“People are consistently flouting the law and putting themselves and other members of the public at risk,” he said.
“Just because the operation is finished, doesn’t mean we’re going to stop. We’re ramping up our focus on drug-driving, so those who continue to use drugs and drive will be caught.”
