Police have issued more than 109 tickets after a weekend-long traffic blitz. Photo / File
Police have issued more than 109 tickets after a weekend-long traffic blitz. Photo / File
Eastern Bay of Plenty Police are reminding drivers to help keep themselves and others safe on the road following a weekend-long road policing operation.
More than 300 drivers were stopped at six checkpoints from Friday afternoon.
Overall, 109 infringement notices were issued.
These were for a range of offences includingspeeding, not wearing a seatbelt and driving in breach of licence conditions.
Ten drivers were processed for drink-driving and 32 were found to be in breach of their licence conditions.
"Speeding was one of the most common offences, with 24 drivers or riders detected exceeding the limit," Eastern Bay of Plenty Road Policing Manager Ray Wylie said.
"It was particularly disappointing to see two motorcyclists well in excess of the speed limit given we've had six motorcycle fatalities in this area over the last four years.
"We know speed has the biggest impact on the outcome of a crash, whether you survive it or not, and that is why we won't stop talking about it.
