SOUTH Australian Police have praised road users for their responsible driving behaviour, which resulted in a fatality-free Australia Day long weekend.
Police ran two traffic operations to address the influx of road users across the state, starting with Operation Safe Long Weekend Australia Day, which ran for the entire long weekend period.
During the state-wide operation, 13,601 alcotests and 502 drug tests were conducted.
A total of 28 traffic infringement notices were issued for mobile phone offences, while 363 were issued for speeding offences.
Traffic Services Branch officer in charge Superintendent Bob Gray was pleased with the overall results.
“We spend so much of our time trying to educate people about road safety, so it’s very rewarding when the public listens to our warnings,” he said.
“Road safety is a shared responsibility, which has been highlighted by the good behaviour demonstrated this long weekend.”
