The Queensland Police Service has launched a year-round road safety operation to increase visible enforcement between school holiday campaigns as road fatalities have increased and enforcement times have fallen sharply since 2019.
The attack, called ‘Operation Interpose’, targets road safety in the periods between the four major campaigns, which are carried out during school holidays. ABC News Reports.
Queensland’s road toll is about 20 per cent higher year-to-date 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 released by Queensland Police shows road safety enforcement fell by 46 per cent between 2019 and 2024 – despite the number of drivers in the state increasing by more than 500,000.
“There was undoubtedly a time when the general public felt there weren’t many police officers around, so more risks could be taken,” Chief Superintendent Mark Wheeler told the outlet.
“You could drive faster, have a few drinks at the pub and still drive home. Well, we’re here to tell you you can’t do that.”
Enforcement time logged by police peaked at 890,728 hours in 2019 and fell to just 478,143 hours in 2024. Last year saw an increase of 522,968 hours, the first time since before the pandemic.
Chief Superintendent Wheeler says the “operational focus” will now be on improving road safety by targeting speeding, impaired driving and people breaking the road rules.
The Queensland government collected $464.3 million in fines from motorists in the 2024 financial year – almost three times the $171.2 million it collected in 2019-2020 – despite the number of speeding fines issued falling by over 30 per cent. There were 177,018 violations issued in 2024, compared to 254,370 in 2020.
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