CASEY police will be revving up their road policing efforts over the next six weeks in a bid to limit road trauma.
Police launched Operation Limit on Friday – a six-week blitz to limit the amount of road trauma in Casey.
The operation is being run across 16 high-risk Police Service Areas that have recorded increased road trauma during this period over the past five years, with Casey being identified as one of them.
Assistant Commissioner for Road Policing Robert Hill said the first three months of the year were historically high-risk periods for road trauma and it was important not to become complacent. Casey Highway Patrol Senior Sergeant John Felton said local police would be out in force.
“Operation Limit provides for additional road policing resources than those within Casey to come together with local highway patrol in a concerted effort in road policing within Casey,” he said.
“Such increases allow greater opportunity to target days and times which we have seen increases in road trauma.“Unfortunately Casey is one of 16 high-risk police service areas that recorded an increase in road trauma over the last five years.”
Sen Sgt Felton said locally police would continue to target high trauma times and days, focusing their efforts on roads and intersections within Casey with a history of collisions.
“We will also take this opportunity to continue to target the four main issues that contribute to road trauma in Casey – speed, driver impairment through drink and drug driving, driver distraction and seatbelts.”
Sen Sgt said he wanted to thank the majority of Casey drivers for their effort in keeping our road trauma down over the holiday period.
“Unfortunately our message is still not getting through to some so again, I urge all drivers in Casey to be vigilant, monitor your speed, have an alternate plan to get home if you consume alcohol and make sure you, and your passengers wear seatbelts,” he said.
