3,294 people have been caught speeding in Queensland on day one of the Christmas Road Safety campaign – Festive Break phase.

The state’s most high-risk speeding motorist on day one was captured allegedly travelling at 180 km/hour in an 80km/hour zone in the Airport Link Tunnel at Wooloowin.

The driver will receive an infringement with a penalty of $1,177, eight demerit points and an automatic 6-month suspension.

Police conducted almost 5,000 RBTs (Random Breath Tests) with 72 drivers charged with drink driving.

The worst reading across the state was a 52-year-old Wynnum man who was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, after allegedly returning a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of 0.229 per cent on Old Cleveland Road at Coorparoo yesterday morning.

Officers also conducted 133 RDTs (Roadside Drug Tests) with 41 drivers returning a positive test.

Police across Queensland are targeting high-risk road user behaviour including the Fatal Five: speeding, drink and drug driving, distracted driving, fatigue and failing to wear a seatbelt.

The Festive Break phase of the Christmas Road Safety Campaign will continue until January 3, 2018.

For the 24 hour period to midnight: 23 December 2017 2017/18 Daily total Progressive 2017/18 Total 2016/17 Daily Total Progressive 2016/17 Total Traffic Crashes Fatal Traffic Incidents 0 0 0 0 Persons Killed 0 0 0 0 Injury Traffic Incidents 24 24 30 30 Persons Injured 24 24 39 39 Alcohol and Drug Testing Random Breath Tests Performed (RBT) 4,926 4,926 19,685 19,685 Roadside Drug Tests Performed (RDT) 133 133 238 238 Drink Driving 72 72 76 76 Drug Driving Roadside positive tests (yet to be analysed) 41 41 44 44 Traffic Offences * Speed Camera Detections 2,901 2,901 2,714 2,714 * Speeding (Other) 393 393 1,002 1,002 * Seat Belts 15 15 42 42 * Mobile Phone Offences 19 19 66 66 * Other Offences 395 395 627 627 Total Offences (infringements) 822 822 1,737 1,737