Warrnambool has had a disappointing long weekend on its roads, with police dealing with a large number of offences.
During the long weekend’s Operation Arid, Warrnambool police nabbed nine drivers under the influence, four drink drivers and five drug drivers.
Speeding was also a major issue, with 66 offences reported.
Police recorded six mobile phone offences, 10 unregistered vehicles, two vehicle impoundments, two disqualified drivers, six unlicensed drivers, 15 disobeyments of signs/signals and three seatbelt offences.
The poor behaviour even crept to those on two wheels, with two cycling offences recorded.
Statewide, 6442 offences were detected during Operation Arid.
Road Policing Assistant Commissioner Glenn Weir said it was disappointing a significant number of motorists were caught doing the wrong thing over the Labour Day long weekend.
“We issued thousands of infringement notices, predominately for speeding, but we also saw a considerable amount of unauthorised drivers, impaired drivers, and drivers caught using mobile phones and devices,” Mr Weir said.
“It is frustrating because the majority of drivers know they are doing the wrong thing, but choose to run the risk anyway – we need this behaviour to stop.
“If you blatantly choose to speed or break the rules on our roads, you will be caught – and police make no apologies for this.”
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