New Police Campaign Promotes Summer Road Safety
Victorians are on notice to drive carefully in the lead up to the holiday season, with the launch of a new large-scale Victoria Police summer road safety campaign.
"The Summer Stay campaign will target factors that contribute to the road toll such as drug and alcohol use, and on motorists who are over-represented in the rural road toll including motorcycle riders, young drivers and heavy vehicle operators," Deputy Premier and Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Peter Ryan said.
The campaign will run from 18 November to 8 January, and during this time, Victoria Police will be urging drivers to “stay alert, stay sober, stay within the limit and stay alive”.
Mr Ryan said Victoria Police members were the eyes and ears of road safety and the State Government would help in every way possible to reduce trauma on Victorian roads.
"Recently we have seen a number of shocking and heartbreaking tragedies on our road which have shattered the lives those left behind," he said.
"We must stay focused on continuing to reduce the road toll which was down from 36 in October last year to 19 in October this year.”
The Summer Stay campaign will take place 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Motorists will be randomly breath-tested, speed-checked and closely monitored by police.