BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 28 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release:
As Queenslanders wind down from the summer holidays and roll back into the classroom, motorists are urged to heed the school zone speed limits, after Queensland Police Service (QPS) officers spent more than 62,000 hours conducting high visibility road safety activities over the break.
Throughout Operation Mistletoe, police surged additional resourcing such as covert motorbikes to target dangerous driving behaviours such as speeding.
Speeding made up over 50 per cent of the infringements issued during the holiday period, with over 17,300 speed related offences recorded.
QPS Road Policing and Regional Support Command Acting Assistant Commissione...