Police gave out 440 fines a day over the holiday period to Victorian drivers who were ignored speed warnings and continuously exceeded the limit.
The Transport Accident Commission (TAC) told the media on Monday that the drivers should be ashamed of themselves for breaking the law in such high numbers.
“These people should really count themselves lucky that they have only been handed a fine and haven’t killed someone,” TAC chief executive Janet Dore said.
“But [making speeding socially unacceptable is] a challenge we’re up for and we will work harder to create the social change this community desperately needs to further reduce road trauma,” she said.
However, the number of drink-drivers caught was down significantly from last year. Of the 1.1 million drivers breath tested, 2610 drink drivers were caught which is far fewer than last year.
