Drivers Reminded To Slow Down As School Zones Reactivate

Police urge care, after Operation Yankee cracked down on unsafe driving behaviour over Easter Break. Photo source: Queensland Police Service  

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As students across Mackay and Far North Queensland settle back into the new school term, the Queensland Police Service is reminding motorists to slow down and stay alert for vulnerable road users.

The return to school coincided with the final week of Operation Yankee Easter Break, with officers maintaining a strong presence on roads during the busy post-holiday travel period.  

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The statewide operation, which began on April 3rd, focused on high-visibility patrols and enforcement targeting unsafe driving behaviours including speeding, distracted driving, fatigue and impaired driving.

Across Queensland during the Easter school holidays, police issued more than 10,600 traffic infringement notices, with around 4,000 related to speeding offences. Officers also conducted more than 75,500 roadside breath tests and 1,800 roadside drug tests, detecting more than 1,200 impaired drivers.

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In the Far Northern policing region, officers conducted 2,547 roadside breath tests and issued 909 traffic infringements, including 426 for speeding. Police also detected 37 drug drivers from 59 roadside drug tests.

With school zones once again active across the region, police are urging drivers to remain focused and cautious, particularly with more children, cyclists and pedestrians using local roads as the school term continues.

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