An English tourist driving at a speed of 180 kilometres per hour near Cobar and a P-plater going too fast near Dubbo were pulled up at the weekend as police continued to enforce a double demerit points period across NSW.
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Both motorists are now off the road for a time having received two of the more than 1000 speeding infringement notices handed out across the state on the second day of Operation Arrive Alive.
The 71-year-old man from England was detected travelling 70km/h over the speed limit of the 110km/h zone along the Barrier Highway on Saturday about 11.25am.
He was issued with an infringement notice for exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h and his driving rights in NSW were suspended for six months.
About 6.40pm Orana Highway Patrol detected an 18-year-old woman travelling at 137km/h on the Newell Highway near Dubbo.
A P-plater who was supposed to abide by a speed limit of 100km/h, also did not have her licence with her, western region traffic tactician Inspector Peter McMenamin said.
The woman was issued with an infringement for going over the speed limit by more than 30km/h and her licence was suspended for three months, he said.
By the end of day two of the operation, police in the Orana area had issued three seatbelt tickets, 30 other infringement notices and a total of 19 speeding tickets.
They had also conducted more than 600 breath tests.
On Friday, the first day of the operation, a Dubbo man was witnessed to be driving in a careless manner in Wheelers Lane, Inspector McMenamin said.
Police spoke to the man and took him to Dubbo Hospital for blood and urine tests as they investigate if he was driving under the influence of a drug, the inspector said.
The traffic cop's colleagues at Rosemeadow in Sydney were called to an incident on Saturday where one boy on a scooter was killed and another sustained critical injuries.
It came after the death of a 21-year-old man who was running at Penshurst on Friday evening.
NSW Police Traffic and Highway Patrol Command acting Assistant Commissioner Stuart Smith said the deaths showed the need to be safe on the roads was not confined to holiday makers.
"As we said when we commenced this final phase of Operation Arrive Alive, ownership of road safety rests with the driver, rider or pedestrian using the road," Acting Assistant Commissioner Smith said.
"That being said, the roads will busy in the next two days and drivers setting off on long drives need to prepare themselves by being well rested before they get behind the wheel and be patient and courteous to other road users."
