Police patrols will be highly visible across the country this Labour Day Weekend as police focus on two of the greatest road safety risks: speed and alcohol.
For the holiday period, anyone who drives more than 4kph over the permanent posted speed limit is liable to be ticketed, says Superintendent Carey Griffiths, National Manager of Road Policing.
Fixed speed cameras will be active throughout the holiday period, and mobile speed cameras will be deployed to their maximum operating hours.
"If you crash - regardless of the cause - your speed is the difference between serious injury and death, or between walking away and being maimed for life," says Superintendent Griffiths.
"One of the most effective things police can do to save lives is to enforce speed limits, because research clearly shows it encourages people to slow down."