But Mr Emerson, while saying "the reality is the road toll and road safety is beyond politics", levelled the blame for the tragic Easter weekend at the government.

"Road safety is an incredibly important issue for Queensland," he said.

"I am very proud that under the LNP, we put in a record road safety action plan that delivered a record low road toll. Unfortunately, what we have seen with this government, in the lead up to Easter, was them dropping the ball on road safety; they've been more focussed on their internal issues.

"That is not good enough. Road safety should be beyond politics, it should be something we are constantly vigilant about.

"We have seen comments from the RACQ and others that the advertising just wasn't there. Advertising is incredibly important in terms of emphasising road safety. It just wasn't there.