Road safety was everyone's responsibility, Mr Duytshoff said.
"Remember, drivers can expect to be breath tested any time and anywhere. Don't drive after drinking alcohol or taking drugs - it's simply not worth the risk."
EARLIER: Waikato police say too many Bay of Plenty drivers are getting behind the wheel drunk or in breach of their graduated driver's licences.
A combined drink-driving operation was held over the weekend which saw police from Waikato travel to Tauranga and Taupo to hold several alcohol checkpoints.
Officer in charge of Operation Jackson, Sergeant Grant Houston of the Waikato Traffic Alcohol Group, said about 40 staff carried out an alcohol focused operation on Friday and Saturday nights.
"On Friday night Waikato staff travelled over to Taupo and Tauranga while on Saturday night Bay of Plenty officers came over to conduct a number of alcohol checkpoints in and around Hamilton.
"Disappointingly, despite officers setting up their checkpoints during daylight hours as a deterrent, of the 5140 drivers stopped 45 are now facing court action or awaiting the results of blood tests for excess breath or blood alcohol."
Mr Houston said eight drivers had their licences suspended for returning breath alcohol results over 650mgms, the legal alcohol limit for a fully licensed driver is 400mgms.
"Operation Jackson is a prevention based activity conducted at the beginning of each summer designed to saturate areas with a highly visible policing presence to encourage the anti-drink driving message.
"When you consider we stopped over 5000 drivers, if they tell 10 friends and they tell 10 friends then the message the police can be out there, any where and at any time tarts sinking in. Unfortunately the 45 drivers in question either didn't get the message or chose to ignore it." Another concerning trend for police was young or inexperienced drivers ignoring the restrictions of their graduated driver's licences.
"During the course of Friday and Saturday nights several young drivers were found out driving after 10pm, often carrying passengers. The restrictions of graduated drivers licences are in place to help vulnerable drivers gain experience on the roads and if they are found breaching them they can expect the Police to take action."