Disqualified or unlicensed drivers have been targeted in a one-day traffic operation in Brisbane’s north yesterday.
Operation Romeo Drawbridge involved officers from the Mt Ommaney Road Policing Unit, along with general duties officers.
Almost 50 motorists were detected as part of the operation with five charged for allegedly disqualified driving away from court.
Other offences included:
• 5 disqualified driving
• 4 drug driving offences
• One unregistered / uninsured
• 39 traffic infringement notices for various matters.
• One unlicensed driving.
• One possession of drugs.
Road Policing Command Superintendent David Johnson said of the five charged with allegedly disqualified driving from court, one motorist had a two-year-old child in the vehicle.
“The operation emphasises our message to drivers that police will be actively enforcing road rules anywhere at anytime,” Superintendent Johnson said.
“Drivers must realise that they have a responsibility for not just their own safety or the passengers in the vehicle but for every other road user.
“It was
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