Police took to the streets last week to plead with motorists to drive safely as one local was allegedly busted 86km/hr over the speed limit.
So far this year, 15 people have lost their lives in road crashes in Logan.
On 24 August police allegedly caught a 28-year-old Jimboomba man driving a Ford F150 at 166kmph in an 80kmph zone on the Mount Lindesay Highway at Park Ridge South.
According to footage released by police, there were three children onboard the vehicle at the time of the offence.
The driver’s licence was suspended for six months, and he was fined $1854.
On the same day on the same road, a 31-year-old Boronia Heights woman was allegedly detected driving 46km/h over the limit in a Jeep Patriot at 126km/h.
She also received a six-month licence suspension and a $1854 fine.
Logan District Acting Superintendent Tim Mowle said all road users should take the time to reflect on their own driving behaviours during Road Safety Week, which ran until last Friday.
“Seventeen people are killed or seriously injured every day on Queensland roads,” Superintendent Mowle said.
“Queensland Road Safety Week is focused on preventing this road trauma on our roads and is an opportunity for all road users to reflect on their own driving behaviours and raise awareness through conversations with family and friends.”
Logan City Council backed the police warning, reminding motorists of the ‘Fatal Five’ – speeding, drink or drug driving, distraction, fatigue and failure to wear a seatbelt.
The city’s Road Safety and Active Transport Advisory Group Chair, councillor Miriam Stemp, said all road users had a role to play in keeping local streets safe.
“Queensland Road Safety Week is an important reminder to all drivers, motorbike riders, cyclists and pedestrians to adopt safe behaviours every time we’re on the road,” Cr Stemp said.
“Even the smallest of decisions on our local streets can have a large impact on the safety of our community as a whole
The General Manager of Advocacy at RACQ, Joshua Cooney, said the majority of road fatalities were avoidable.
“The Fatal Five continues to contribute to most of these tragic deaths and when we look at the breakdown of the data, the decisions some people are making are terrifying,” Mr Cooney said.
“Alcohol and drugs played a role in 439 male deaths between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2023, compared to 69 female deaths.
“Speed contributed to the death of 301 males, compared to 37 females and disobeying road rules was a factor in 660 male deaths, compared to 135 females.
“It’s also deeply distressing to see male motorcycle riders make up 29 per cent of the male road toll, with 300 riders killed in the past five years, yet motorcycles only make up around 4 per cent of registered vehicles in Queensland.”
