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A woman has lost 28 demerit points in a single go after being pulled over on the Central Coast as part of the Easter long weekend crackdown.
Police stopped the driver, 24, in a Holden Captiva in the northbound lanes of M1 at Ourimbah as part of Operation Tortoise just after 5pm yesterday.
Highway patrol officers spoke to the Umina woman about using a mobile phone while she was driving when they noticed three children in the back seat.
The woman lost 28 points after a single traffic stop (Supplied)
While all children - aged five, three and one - were in child seats, the two youngest two were not properly restrained as their shoulder straps were not correctly tightened.
A subsequent check of the of all the child seats revealed none of them were anchored to the vehicle as required.
The driver was issued four infringement - three notices for the children not being restrained as prescribed and the fourth for use of the mobile phone when not permitted.
Due to double demerit points, the driver accrued 28 demerit points, with the offences carrying a combined penalty of $1348.
Children at risk notifications have also been made to Family and Community Services.
The state’s Easter long-weekend road safety operation started at 12.01am on Thursday, April 18 and finished last night with a total of 10,177 infringements issued.
Assistant Commissioner Michael Corboy condemned the actions of drivers breaking the law during a period where three people lost their lives on NSW roads.
“Even though there have been declines in the number of people detected drink driving and travelling above the speed limit, we are still hearing of examples such as the one from Ourimbah,” he said.
“Three people lost their lives on NSW roads across the Easter break. This is the same as last year.
“When you combine that with the fact 6000 people were detected travelling above the speed limit – those thoughts should be incentive enough to turn anyone off acting like an idiot on our roads.”
EASTER WEEKEND CRACKDOWN STATISTICS:
Total infringements issued (includes seatbelt and helmet offences): 10,177
Seatbelt/helmet offences - 832
Speed infringements: 6386
Breath tests: 315,157
Drink-driving charges: 291
Lives lost: 3
Reported major crashes: 401
People injured: 130
© Nine Digital Pty Ltd 2019
https://www.9news.com.au/national/n...er-break/db401cbd-9f09-4a78-8f2d-0e4f89602a7f
Australia has very strict laws, everyone gets 12 points which they have to maintain over 3 years, then after 3 years, it will reset back to 3 years.
Losing 28 points in one go is an automatic loss of licence for 24 months.
Police stopped the driver, 24, in a Holden Captiva in the northbound lanes of M1 at Ourimbah as part of Operation Tortoise just after 5pm yesterday.
Highway patrol officers spoke to the Umina woman about using a mobile phone while she was driving when they noticed three children in the back seat.
The woman lost 28 points after a single traffic stop (Supplied)
While all children - aged five, three and one - were in child seats, the two youngest two were not properly restrained as their shoulder straps were not correctly tightened.
A subsequent check of the of all the child seats revealed none of them were anchored to the vehicle as required.
The driver was issued four infringement - three notices for the children not being restrained as prescribed and the fourth for use of the mobile phone when not permitted.
Due to double demerit points, the driver accrued 28 demerit points, with the offences carrying a combined penalty of $1348.
Children at risk notifications have also been made to Family and Community Services.
The state’s Easter long-weekend road safety operation started at 12.01am on Thursday, April 18 and finished last night with a total of 10,177 infringements issued.
Assistant Commissioner Michael Corboy condemned the actions of drivers breaking the law during a period where three people lost their lives on NSW roads.
“Even though there have been declines in the number of people detected drink driving and travelling above the speed limit, we are still hearing of examples such as the one from Ourimbah,” he said.
“Three people lost their lives on NSW roads across the Easter break. This is the same as last year.
“When you combine that with the fact 6000 people were detected travelling above the speed limit – those thoughts should be incentive enough to turn anyone off acting like an idiot on our roads.”
EASTER WEEKEND CRACKDOWN STATISTICS:
Total infringements issued (includes seatbelt and helmet offences): 10,177
Seatbelt/helmet offences - 832
Speed infringements: 6386
Breath tests: 315,157
Drink-driving charges: 291
Lives lost: 3
Reported major crashes: 401
People injured: 130
© Nine Digital Pty Ltd 2019
https://www.9news.com.au/national/n...er-break/db401cbd-9f09-4a78-8f2d-0e4f89602a7f
Australia has very strict laws, everyone gets 12 points which they have to maintain over 3 years, then after 3 years, it will reset back to 3 years.
Losing 28 points in one go is an automatic loss of licence for 24 months.
