Double demerits will apply in the ACT (and NSW) from 12.01am on Thursday until 11.59pm on Sunday. 

Over the four days double demerits will apply to all speeding, seatbelt and mobile phone offences, as well as riding while not wearing a helmet. All other traffic offences will attract an additional demerit point.

Officer in charge of ACT Road Policing, A/Insp Mark Richardson said: “Disappointingly, a number of drivers are still making the deliberate choice to speed, or to drive when they’re over the limit.”

“Across the last double-demerit period on the Easter long weekend, 44 drivers came to police attention for speeding.

“In addition, three drivers were charged with drink driving, and four drivers with drug driving.

“All three drivers who were caught drink driving had stated they had been drinking the night before, and were detected by police the following morning. This serves as a timely reminder to motorists that alcohol can remain in your system well after your final drink, and we would ask people to consider this prior to getting behind the wheel.”