[vic] vicroads out in force over this long weekend

[old mate]

so not only VicPol, but vicroads will be out too.

VicRoads to issue fines during holiday road blitz

Motorists flouting the road rules this long weekend won't only have police to contend with.

For the first time, VicRoads officers also will be booking drivers in a bid to halt the state's soaring road toll, which rose to 144 yesterday with the deaths of three men in a truck smash.

Nine VicRoads vehicles will join police patrolling the state's roads for Operation Aegis VIII, a four-day road blitz that is being rolled out from midnight tonight.

A VicRoads spokeswoman said the organisation's transport safety services officers had been able to fine offending motorists since 1983 under the Transport Act.

However, their focus until now had largely been on enforcing freight regulations.

This weekend, at the request of police, those officers would also fine regular motorists for a series of offences, including speeding.

"The vehicles are fitted with mobile speed devices and can issue fines for hazardous driving and a list of other infringements," she said.

When the operation is complete, VicRoads officers would return to enforcing freight regulations, she said.

The road toll rose to 144 yesterday, 16 more than for the same period last year, with the deaths of three men in a crash in Victoria's north.

Police said a truck left the road at Stewarton, about 40 kilometres east of Shepparton, and struck a tree.

Two men died at the scene, while the 61-year-old driver of the vehicle died in hospital last night.

Superintendent Neville Taylor said Operation Aegis was not always rolled out on long weekends but, given the rising road toll, police had decided to take the all-hands-on-deck approach.

"We will not accept any excuse for dangerous driving, speeding or drink-driving," he said, adding police would be specifically targeting areas in the state's north-east as part of Operation Snow Bunny.

Last year, five people died on roads around Mount Buller during the snow season.

"The roads are slippery and wet and unlike the driving conditions here in the city," Superintendent Taylor said.

"So make sure your vehicles are checked and safe before you head for the snow."

Operation Aegis VIII officially kicks off at 12.01am Friday and will finish on Monday night.

i know that vicroads has always been able to do this, but now there has been a public statement that it will be happening.

nice pretty purple lights too haha.

[Tom_1569]

Seen vicroads pull over a guy the other day, lights going, he just kept going, dumbshit must not have realised they can pull you over too.
He pulled over after lights and sirens and driving next to him, would hate to be him, failing to pull over, speeding and no lights on boat trailer, not even an attempt to put any there.

Will be a fun weekend towing a boat around

[TVR-190]

Seen vicroads pull over a guy the other day, lights going, he just kept going, dumbshit must not have realised they can pull you over too.
He pulled over after lights and sirens and driving next to him, would hate to be him, failing to pull over, speeding and no lights on boat trailer, not even an attempt to put any there.

Will be a fun weekend towing a boat around

most people would just claim they had never known to pull over for purple.

Id probably keep driving also. purple is for council and security guards here

[Locksmiff]

Can't that come up with something more macho "Snow Bunny". I would piss myself over the long weekend

[minux]

Sweeet, i love these blitzes, its hilarious seeing a line up of P Plater cars with stupidly low suspension and big yellow stickers. Hopefully will also get the retards who are driving around with bald tyres and unregistered cars.

[old mate]

Sweeet, i love these blitzes, its hilarious seeing a line up of P Plater cars with stupidly low suspension and big yellow stickers. Hopefully will also get the retards who are driving around with bald tyres and unregistered cars.

same, i always lol at the P platers but they think its heaps sickk.

i do hope they get the people in the junkheaps too.

[Blown V6 Hatch]

i do hope they get the people in the junkheaps too.

Won't happen, they'll pull over a modified car long before they'll pull over a rusted out shitbox.

[old mate]

shh, i was living in a fantasy world for a second there

[stockyvrcalais]

im sure they will keep it going well past the long weekend if it makes them good money, which im sure it will

[cracker]

meh why would you pull over for purple lights, would you pull over if the racv was behind you.

[skerik]

Usually when they say they're doing a blitz, you won't see them. Or if you do, it's once and once only for the entire weekend.

[minux]

meh why would you pull over for purple lights, would you pull over if the racv was behind you.

Umm because it is against the law not too? Fairly sure ignorance of law is not a worthy defence. Nor is stupidity.

[DanVN]

meh why would you pull over for purple lights, would you pull over if the racv was behind you.

Power to stop under the Road Safety Act

Section 59 General duty of driver or person in charge of motor vehicle
(1) The driver or person in charge of a motor vehicle on a highway has the following duties—
(a) to stop the motor vehicle, produce for inspection his or her driver licence document or permit document and state his or her name
and address if requested or signalled to do so

by—
(i) a member of the police force or an officer of the Corporation or of the Department of Infrastructure (being an officer authorised in writing by the Corporation or the Secretary of the Department of Infrastructure, as the case requires, in that behalf); or

Powers to issue infringemets, Road safety Act again

Section 88 Traffic infringements
(1) A person who is referred to in section 77(2)(a), © or (d) who has reason to believe that a person has committed a traffic infringement of a kind that is prescribed for the purposes of this Part may issue or cause to be issued and serve or cause to be
served on that person a traffic infringement notice.

(Here's section 77)

77 Power to prosecute
(2) The following people may prosecute for any offence against this Act or the regulations—
(a) any member of the police force;
© any employee in the Department of Infrastructure who is authorised in writing to do so either generally or in any particular
case by the Secretary to the Department of Infrastructure;
(d) any officer of the Corporation who is authorised in writing to do so either generally or in any particular case by the Corporation;

An Officer of the Corporation is a Vicroads officer
An Officer of the Department of Infrastructure is A Victorian Taxi Directorate Officer (note dept of infrastructure is now dept of transport)



That's why

[wildss]

the good ol state of vic must be strapped for cash i reckon.
do yo uguys really think that they give a flying **** about us?
its all about the $$$ people dont forget that

[Asmodai78]

is it double demerits this long weekend???

[TVR-190]

is in NSW.

[wildss]

and next year youll have to give the officer a blowie to avoid jail time...

[CSP]

Sweeet, i love these blitzes, its hilarious seeing a line up of P Plater cars with stupidly low suspension and big yellow stickers. Hopefully will also get the retards who are driving around with bald tyres and unregistered cars.

Couldn't agree more. The only people that have anything to worry about from such blitzes are those that probably shouldn't ever be on the road anyway!

[Tim Smtih]

Couldn't agree more. The only people that have anything to worry about from such blitzes are those that probably shouldn't ever be on the road anyway!

Or anyone that makes mistakes, to err is human ring a bell?

[CSP]

How can you "mistakenly" have an unroadworthy car?

[stockyvrcalais]

the good ol state of vic must be strapped for cash i reckon.
do yo uguys really think that they give a flying **** about us?
its all about the $$$ people dont forget that

hit the nail on the head

[wildss]

heading out for the night, i wonder how many revenue raisers ill see while im out

[kniever]

Couldn't agree more. The only people that have anything to worry about from such blitzes are those that probably shouldn't ever be on the road anyway!

lol your back, only just noticed

[Ado]

lol your back, only just noticed

Yeah this guys got nine lives,not what you know.

[Kurtp]

All i did today was drive to autobarn then to a friends house, never seen some many cops in my life, 2 breathos, and about 12 seperate cop cars.