Coffs Mid Coast Traffic Manager of Highway Patrol Acting Inspector Tswi Schutte explains the NSW Operation Christmas/New Year 2023 which will be taking place on the Mid North Coast.
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00:00 So today obviously we are here in relation to the Christmas New Year road
00:06 safety operation that has commenced today. Double the merits for offences
00:12 relating to speeding, seatbelts, mobile phones and motorcycle helmets and
00:19 also reinforcing the safety message in relation to drink and drug driving.
00:25 Obviously we'll be out in force this period for both stationary and mobile
00:30 testing and speed enforcement and the old message is that anywhere, anytime you
00:36 can be detected for speeding and then be tested for drugs or alcohol. One message
00:41 I really want to get across is in particularly in relation to novice
00:44 drivers, provisional learners who are restricted to a zero alcohol limit. If
00:48 you have a big night on the drink then the next morning you could still be
00:52 affected so please take that into consideration as well. So that is the
00:56 main message and in relation to people traveling on the highway this period we
01:01 really want to enforce the message of be rested, take plenty of breaks, don't be
01:08 selfish, think about your other motoring public community and arrive at your
01:13 destination safely. Also I really want to make the message about people that are
01:17 passengers in vehicles. If you notice the driver is getting tired or is
01:21 not driving safely please speak up and also we want to enforce the message
01:26 that if you see any kind of dangerous driving behavior please call triple zero.
01:30 If it is very dangerous then we can that will be notified to the local Highway
01:34 Patrol or you could report it to Crime Stoppers which is
01:39 131 444. There's still an element of speeding offences that are
01:44 occurring particularly on the highway and that's the issue obviously that is
01:48 of concern considering that's where the main traffic flow is generally heading
01:52 north so that we do ask people just to be patient and arrive at your destination safely.
01:59 Have you had to call in extra resources from out of area seeing that you know
02:06 we're such a popular holiday destination? Yes correct so we do have deployments
02:10 coming up from different areas or particularly the Highway Patrol just to bolster that
02:14 local support.
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