Drivers are continuing to be distracted behind the wheel despite a recent safety campaign, police say.
Operation Habit, which ran from July 25 to August 7, focused on getting people into the habit of putting on their seatbelts and keeping their mobile phones away while driving.
"While many of the thousands of drivers stopped by police across the country were found doing the right thing, which is fantastic, offsetting this was a significant and disappointing number of drivers still not doing the basics to keep themselves and others safe," national road policing manager superintendent Steve Greally said.
"Putting on your seatbelt and removing the distraction of your mobile phone only takes seconds and could save yours and someone else's life, so really should be a no-brainer."
Despite this, 2727 people were issued notices for wearing no restraint while another 1162 people were ticketed for using their mobile phone while driving, he said.