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Easter safety warning for Qld motorists
Police are urging Queensland motorists to be careful while driving over the Easter long weekend.
April 18, 2019
Queenslanders have been urged to take extra care when they hit the road over the Easter long weekend.
Police will have boots on the ground across the state to try to prevent deaths on the roads, with Police Minister Mark Ryan pleading with motorists to “make good decisions” and abide by road rules.
“These decisions are life-changing, if you make a bad decision it’s not just a tragic outcome, it could be a fatal outcome,” he told reporters on Thursday.
Already, 55 people have died on Queensland’s roads since the start of 2019, a drop of 14 deaths compared to this time last year.
But Chief Superintendent Brian Swan said the lower toll is nothing to celebrate.
“Last Easter four Queenslanders died because of road trauma,” he said.
“That’s four people too many and that’s four families who don’t have loved ones around this Easter.
“Our sincere wish is we don’t have a road fatality this Easter.”
Police will target speeding, drink and drug driving, using mobile phones behind the wheel, driving tired and people not wearing seat belts.