PHOTO: ODT FILESA former head of southern road policing has slammed the top brass over the South’s horror road toll. Police say they are strongly focused on keeping motorists safe, and are boosting road policing resources. "I’ve always been focused on the road policing side of it, because of the importance it has to everybody’s wellbeing," he said. Inspector Amelia Steel, of Dunedin, said Southern police took an integrated approach to road policing, so the entire workforce was responsible for ensuring the district's roads were safe, not just road policing staff. Police had committed to having 1070 fully funded road policing staff nationally, and had recently introduced new unmarked cars to the highway patrol fleet.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 22, 2021 19:18 UTC