Operation Christmas/New Year targets dangerous driving

Hume Police District Commander, Superintendent Linda Bradbury speaking in Goulburn about Operation Christmas/New Year targeting dangerous driving.

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00:00This holiday period NSW Police will be conducting a statewide operation called Operation Christmas

00:06and New Years. It has commenced last night at 12 o'clock in the morning and will carry through to

00:11the 1st of January next year. We'll be targeting road safety issues such as driving impaired,

00:20drugs, alcohol and fatigue, speeding offences and restraint offences. We really do need the

00:26community to help us keep the roads safe. Police and Traffic Highway Patrol as well as local police

00:32throughout southern region will be conducting this operation to ensure that people arrive at

00:38their location safely throughout the busy holiday period. There will be increased police presence

00:44from both Traffic Highway Patrol and local police throughout the region. We'll be working together

00:50to ensure that the roads are kept safe for the community. Particularly in the southern region

00:57we have major thoroughfares connecting large cities and states. There is a high profile for

01:04us on traffic on the highways for any either road related crime or drug related crime

01:12in relation to organised crime activities. We are focusing as well on regional roads.

01:18Regional roads are represented within our major and fatal injury pressures

01:25as high so we will also be paying attention to those regional roads and areas.

01:31Under the limit that you are able to drive because of course

01:34due to those other factors fatigue may be an issue as well.