By MELISSA MEEHAN
DRIVERS take note – police will be out in full force over summer.
Police will be targeting Belgrave-Gembrook Road between Clematis and Avonsleigh in a three-month operation starting in November.
Leading Senior Constable Peter Henderson said that the Cardinia Highway Patrol had received special TAC funding to target speeding, mobile phone use and seatbelt offences on the high risk road.
“Under the Safer Roads Project, the TAC have recently spent $3.3 million upgrading this stretch of road through the use of metal and wire rope barriers, road widening and edge sealing works to reduce road trauma,” he said.
“Through the use of police marked and unmarked cars, the highway patrol will endeavour to make the improved section of road even safer.”
He said police will also hand out leaflets to drivers and motorcycle riders giving them tips to reduce the risk of motorcycle collisions.
“Motorcycle riders and car drivers need to be on the lookout for each other because a split second of inattention can have tragic consequences particularly for the for motorcyclist,” he said.
“This road has had its fair share of accidents over the years and that’s why they are spending money on it.”
