[O] National Traffic Offences & Infringments To 30 June 1996

TRAFFIC OFFENCE TYPE 1995 1996 Percent
Variation
TRAFFIC OFFENCES:*
Drink/drive offences 30,078 32,634 8.50
Dangerous/reckless driving 4,349 4,686 7.75
Careless/inconsiderate driving/Overtaking offences 26,427 26,187 -0.91
Speeding offences 1,412 1,452 2.83
Speeding - trailer, towing, Heavy Motor Vehicle 1,109 1,218 9.83
Speeding offences - Speed camera offence 339 308 -9.14
Failure to stop/ give way 1,173 1,305 11.25
Failure to obey officer/fulfill duties 8,257 8,340 1.01
Vehicle licence offences 1,717 1,841 7.22
Driving while disqualified offences 11,641 12,400 6.52
Driver licence offences 13,558 12,150 -10.39
Certificate of fitness offences 705 774 9.79
Driver hours/log book 3,302 3,434 4.00
Passenger/recovery/rental service vehicle offences 559 515 -7.87
Other transport licence offences - - -
Vehicle condition offences 207 196 -5.31
Vehicle safety offences 57 59 3.51
Vehicle noise/loading offences 591 740 25.21
Bicycle offences 440 238 -45.91
Pedestrian & other offences 94 162 72.34
Stock & vehicle bylaw offences 35 52 48.57
Other traffic offences 420 374 -10.95
TOTAL 106,470 109,065 2.44
TRAFFIC INFRINGEMENTS:
Unsafe use of vehicle 12,319 13,871 12.60
Speeding infringements 36,715 47,194 28.54
Speeding infringements - Speed Camera Offences 363,002 374,688 3.22
Speeding - trailer, towing, Heavy Motor Vehicle 27,172 34,074 25.40
Failure to stop/ give way 19,170 22,085 15.21
Failure to obey officer/fulfill duties 609 725 19.05
Vehicle licence/overloading infringements 12,071 15,109 25.17
Driver licence infringements 87,664 107,734 22.89
Certificate of fitness infringements 70,838 67,104 -5.27
Seat belt & miscellaneous infringements 12,667 23,818 88.03
Safety helmet infringements 822 771 -6.20
Passenger/recovery/rental service vehicle
infringements 399 409 2.51
Vehicle condition infringements 3,790 4,075 7.52
Vehicle noise/loading infringements 1,575 2,007 27.43
Bicycle infringements 13,869 11,583 -16.48
Pedestrian & other infringements 319 271 -15.05
Other infringements 1 0 -100.00
Local body bylaw infringements 7 63 800.00
TOTAL 663,009 725,581 9.44
TOTAL 769,479 834,646 8.47
*Includes traffic offences reported to the Police but no prosecution initiated

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