Wyndham recorded 73 traffic offences during Operation Amity held across the Australia Day long weekend.
Speeding drivers made up the bulk of offences detected in Wyndham during the four-day operation, with 21 drivers caught travelling above the limit.
Disqualified drivers and unregistered vehicles were the next most common offences with 10 each, while there nine drivers were caught using their mobile phones behind the wheel.
Seven drunk driving offences and two drug driving offences were detected, while five were caught disobeying signs and 4 without seatbelts.
There was only one unlicensed driver and no cycling offences.
Overall, 5,206 traffic offences were recorded during the operation, of which 2,261 were for speeding, almost half of the total.
Road Policing Assistant Commissioner, Glenn Weir said speeding continued to be a problem during long weekend operations.
“Most speed detections are for low to mid-range speeding, which suggests to us that many motorists think it’s acceptable to travel just a little bit over the speed limit,” he said.
“What many motorists don’t seem to grasp is that speeding continues to be the leading cause of serious injury and fatal collisions – a quarter of last year’s fatal collisions were as a result of speed. Any form of excessive or inappropriate speed, whether it be 5km/h to 25km/h over the limit, significantly increases the likelihood of being involved in a collision.”
