Road safety enforcement will ramp up during April as police warn motorists to take extra care when travelling throughout Victoria this month.
The warning comes as the Victorian school holidays kick off later today.
They will last two weeks and conclude with the Easter long weekend.
Police are preparing for an influx of motorists hitting highways and major arterials, heading to holiday hotspots across the state and are urging motorists not to be complacent as April gets underway.
Road Policing Assistant Commissioner, Glenn Weir said while police did experience slightly lower-than-average road trauma during March, twenty fatalities for the month is still unacceptable as far as they’re concerned.
“That’s twenty families who will spend the upcoming Easter period without their loved ones,” he said.
“The only acceptable number of deaths on our roads is zero, which is why we cannot afford to be complacent as we head into April.”
In April 2024, there were 17 lives lost on Victorian roads, with three-quarters of these occurring on regional roads.
The Goulburn Valley police service area experienced a significant amount of the month’s road trauma, with six fatalities occurring in Seymour, Mansfield, Boweya, Pine Lodge, Enochs Point and Arcadia.
Of the 17 lives lost during April last year, 11 occurred within 15 kilometres of the deceased’s address.
Drivers made up the majority of fatalities with nine lives lost recorded, with a further four motorcyclists, three passengers and one pedestrian killed in fatal collisions in April.
For more information and tips for staying safe on the roads during April, visit the Road Safety page on the Victoria Police website.
