Police launch year-long road safety blitz in Queensland

The Queensland Police Service has launched a year-round road safety operation designed to increase visible enforcement between school holiday campaigns, amid a rise in road deaths and a sharp fall in enforcement hours since 2019.

Named ‘Operation Interpose’, the blitz will target road safety during periods between the four major campaigns run during school holidays, ABC News reports.

Queensland’s year-to-date road toll is about 20 per cent higher than at the same point in 2025, according to government road-safety data.

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As reported by ABC News in November 2025, data published by Queensland Police shows a 46 per cent drop in road safety enforcement between 2019 and 2024 – despite the number of drivers in the state increasing by more than 500,000.

“There was a period of time undoubtedly that the general public felt that there weren’t many police out there, so you could take more risks,” Chief Superintendent Mark Wheeler told the outlet.

“You could speed, you could have a few drinks at the pub and still drive home. Well, we’re here to tell you, you can’t do that.”