It’s been a horror start to the year on Queensland’s roads, with 12 lives lost in the past week and police saying it was an horrendous road toll.

Acting Chief Superintendent Ray Rohweder of Road Policing urged people to “do better”.

“Stop and think about your manner of driving. The forces of physics are very unkind in crashes and you may think you’re safe inside your vehicle, but our road toll says otherwise.

“Drive like it is the most important thing that you are doing because it is. Get it wrong and people die.

“We need motorists to be better and do better, it’s that simple. Road safety begins with the person behind the wheel.”

Queensland recorded 274 fatalities in 2021, the highest number of any other state or territory in Australia according to the National Road Safety Strategy.

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