A motorbike travelling at more than 130km/h, a fully loaded semi-trailer powering through a red light, and almost 700 roadside breath tests (RBT) added up to a busy weekend for ACT Policing’s Road Policing officers.
Today marks the end of ACT Policing’s monthly traffic focus on the fatal five risk factors – speeding, distraction, drink or drug driving, not wearing a seatbelt and intersections.
A Sutton man was fined $1841 and received six demerit points after his motorbike was detected travelling at 132km/h in a 80km/h stretch of the Barton Highway about 9pm on Friday night.
About 10.40pm last Thursday a Moncrief man was issued an infringement notice after his fully loaded B-double truck failed to stop at a red light on the Federal Highway.
“With a full load, a truck of this size truck could easily have weighed up to 60 tons. If that collided with another vehicle we wouldn’t be talking about just a fine, there is a very real chance it could have ended in tragedy,” Officer in Charge of Road Policing Detective Acting Inspector Ivan Naspe said.
On Thursday night, police conducted an RBT operation on Ginnindera Drive in Lyneham testing 357 motorists with three drivers receiving infringements for driving over the legal limit.  Â
“One driver also returned a presumptive result for cannabis and methamphetamine when drug tested,” Police said.
“A 25-year-old probationary driver will also be summonsed after failing to comply with interlock conditions in his vehicle.”
On Friday night police conducted an RBT operation on Barry Drive in Acton testing 327 motorists with two drivers recording a blood alcohol content (BAC) above the legal limit (0.05).