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Drivers are still continuing to disobey traffic lights and signs, despite a month-long policing operation calling on them to do the opposite.
The second phase of Operation Millet ran for the month of June, targeting drivers who failed to give way or stop, and those who disobeyed traffic signals or signs.
More than 560 traffic offences were detected during the month, with four drivers failing to give way; 20 disobeying give way/stop signs; five not obeying traffic lights; and 16 drivers ignoring other signs.
Sergeant Mick McCrann said the operation was well-publicised, but still drivers continued to do the wrong thing.
“We are targeting these offences and yet people are still taking those risks,” he said.
“Each one of those is a potential fatal or serious injury collision.”
Sergeant McCrann said the four drivers who failed to give way ended up in a collision, but all offences could have resulted in one.
“People continue to make those split second decisions and get away with it all the time,” he said. “You could be killed or seriously injured.”
The end of the operation comes as Victoria Police issues a road safety plea after the death of seven people in seven days.
Three drivers, two pedestrians, a motorcyclist and a cyclist have all been killed on Victorian roads since last Thursday, June 29, and 128 people have lost their lives in 2017 to date.
Road policing command Assistant Commissioner Doug Fryer said no one set out for their day not expecting to come home.
“Of course people don’t expect these tragedies to occur, but I think maybe this is half the issue, all road users including pedestrians and cyclists need to consider it could happen to them,” he said.
“Hindsight is a wonderful thing but sadly with road trauma so many incidents are avoidable.”
Mr Fryer said school holidays meant people were out and about, sometimes with a different mindset of always something else to do.
“It’s quite simple to me really; all road users have to take responsibility for their own safety on the roads - you have to make sure, you get to your destination safely,” he said.
“Consider the conditions, consider other road users, consider and obey the law, and most importantly consider the impact if you were no longer here.”