A recent Road Policing Operation has revealed that the message of speeding, drink driving, and mobile phone use still isn’t getting through to all.
Operation Rapid was conducted by the Traffic & Highway Patrol between Thursday 5 July and Monday 9 July 2018.
Sixteen Traffic & Highway Patrol officers on 13 bikes and 3 vehicles were deployed to the Coffs Clarence Police District to reduce road trauma.
Over the 5 days, officers conducted 604 RBT’s, and detected various traffic infringements.
- 214 motorists were detected exceeding the speeding limit.
- 17 mobile phone offences.
- 18 restraint (seat belt) offences.
- 5 unregistered/uninsured vehicle offences.
- 43 other offences.
In addition, officers also issued charged for Unlicenced driver (never held a licence), Mid and High range drink drive (PCA), Outstanding arrest (bench) warrant, and Drive whilst licence disqualified.