Worrying trend picked up by highway traffic officers

A worrying trend has been picked up by highway traffic officers especially in the Western Division with concerns that it could lead to more accidents and fatalities.

Officers have been alerted of a group sharing information via a messaging platform with hundreds of members notifying each other of the location of traffic officers conducting radar operations.

Police Spokesperson Ana Naisoro says while they understand individuals have every right to share the information, they are concerned that it could result in drivers having a care free attitude about road safety resulting in more accidents and deaths on our roads.

She says as traffic coverage increases in red‑spot areas which have recorded high number of accidents and road fatalities, initial statistics show a slight increase in the number of accidents in non‑red spot areas.

Naisoro says they are concerned that once drivers have been tipped of the officer’s locations they will immediately disregard the rules of safety.