Tomorrow marks the last day of Queensland Road Safety Week.
This week, our policing duties involved conducting many roadside breath (RBT) and drug tests.
Drink driving is one of the major killers on Queensland roads.
On average, 55 people are killed and 550 are seriously injured each year on Queensland roads as a result of drink driving.
Drinking alcohol reduces our ability to drive safely.
Alcohol affects judgement, vision, coordination and reflexes, and increases the risk of crashing.
Throughout Queensland Road Safety Week, we have been very fortunate to have support from local businesses who have supplied a large number of free coffee cards that we distributed to each driver that was pulled over for an RBT and returned a zero result.
They have been a great acknowledgement to drivers that are doing the right thing.
The Street Smarts website contacts lots of information on the risks associated with drink driving.
I am pleased to report that during the