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Otago Lakes District Police were pleased to find most drivers keeping safe during a recent road policing operation in Central Otago during the Alexandra Blossom Festival.
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Over three days from Friday 23 to Sunday 25 September, Police staff conducted checks of more than 1200 drivers.?
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Checkpoints were set up in Ettrick and Cromwell across the period, and there was increased Police presence on the roads.?
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The checkpoints focused on the key elements of keeping people safe on the roads: restraint, impairment, distracted drivers and speed.?
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Generally those stopped were found to be complying with the law.?
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However it was disappointing to find the message about road safety is still not getting through to some people, says Southern District Road Policing Manager Inspector James Ure.
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"Thirty offences were detected and ticketed in the three-day period, including four occasions in which drivers were dangerously impaired by alcohol, returning evidential breath alcohol tests in excess of the legal limit.
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"While that number might not seem so high out of 1200 vehicles, that's 30 cases where safety has been compromised, and someone's life potentially put at risk.?
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"We are asking you again - please, buckle up, put down the mobile phone, slow down, and if you've been drinking, using drugs, or you're excessively tired, please don't get behind the wheel.
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"It's not just a matter of avoiding a ticket - it might save your life."?
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Issued by Police Media Centre.?
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