ORANGE motorists are still not getting the message to cut their speed, with 78 speeding fines issued during the long weekend.
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Over the course of the four-day campaign Highway Patrol and Orange police conducted 1735 random breath tests, with three motorists exceeding the legal limit.
Another 48 infringements were issued for non-speeding offences, with a disqualified driver, an unlicensed driver and a cancelled driver to face court.
Every time you take control of a vehicle, you have to own every decision you make when you are on the roads.
- Acting Assistant Commissioner Julie Middlemiss of the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command
Operation Slow Down – the State’s Labour Day weekend road safety campaign – started at 12.01am on Friday and concluded at 11.59pm on Monday.
In that time there were 214,358 breath tests conducted statewide, 220 of which recorded positive readings.
There were also 238 major crashes on NSW roads, four of which were fatal.
Acting Assistant Commissioner Julie Middlemiss of the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command said as people continue on their travels during the school holidays people still need to make good choices when taking control of a vehicle.
“Even though the long weekend and double demerits have finished, your responsibilities as a driver or rider have not,” Acting Assistant Commissioner Middlemiss said.
“Every time you take control of a vehicle, you have to own every decision you make when you are on the roads.
“Police across the state will be continuing to maintain a high profile on main roads as well as local backroads during the school holiday period.”
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