Police are introducing a new fleet of unmarked vehicles - and motorists are warned any car around them could now be police.
Over the next three months, 24 unmarked Holden Equinox vehicles will start patrolling the roads to deter risky driving. The vehicles will come in a range of colours to blend in with any other car on the road.
"This means motorists should be mindful that any other car driving around them could be a police vehicle," a police statement says.
Acting National Manager for Road Policing Inspector Peter McKennie says it will help prevent deaths and injuries on the road.
"Unmarked vehicles are particularly effective in detecting high-risk behaviours such as driving while not wearing seatbelts, driving while impaired, driving distracted, and travelling at unsafe speeds," he says in a statement.
"These vehicles increase our ability to ensure that by enabling police to more effectively deter, detect and apprehend those who put people's safety at risk, including those who habitually drive in an unsafe manner but modify their driving in the presence of marked police vehicles."
The road toll for 2019 was 353, down on 2018 (377) and 2017 (378), but an increase on the number killed each year between 2011 and 2016.
Over 160 people have died on our road so far this year - down from last year because of the lockdown.
