Acting Chief Superintendent Ray Rohweder described Queensland s rising road toll as disturbing and has called on all road users to step up their game and simply do the right thing . A total of 33 people have been killed as a result of traffic crashes across the state this year - 15 more than the same time last year.   I find that quite disturbing, Acting Chief Superintendent Rohweder said. We really need to get the message through to all those drivers out there using the road network that they need to obey the road rules. It is the driving public who decide how they conduct themselves on the road.
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Subscriber only WITH just one fatality for the Gatton District this year, police are hoping that number won t increase this holiday period. More police will be enforcing the fatal five this Christmas, with heavier traffic expected following the coronavirus pandemic that halted family visits. Acting officer in charge senior sergeant Dan Curtain said police could not reduce the road toll on their own. We need assistance from the public to achieve results in the area, he said. He said more people were wanting to travel and local police had already noticed an increase of traffic on the roads - especially the Warrego Highway.