BROWNS Plains police are cracking down on road unworthy trucks and semi-trailers to help stop crash carnage.
Browns Plains traffic manager Sergeant Shane Clark said one truck intercepted in a three-day operation was the most defective vehicle he had seen in his two decades of policing.
The truck was immediately towed away after police inspection.
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A Queensland Police Service spokesperson said 191 vehicles were intercepted in the joint operation with Transport and Main Roads officers.
Four people were arrested and two other cars were impounded.
Officers also detected a B double truck driving off route and intercepted a heavy vehicle driver not wearing a seat belt.
“This type of joint enforcement was a great success in making our roads a safer place to drive,” the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson said police would continue to crackdown on defective vehicles in the lead-up to Road Safety Week, which is on from August 27 to 31.
The week promotes good driver behaviour in a bid to stop road carnage caused by the fatal five – speed, drink and drug-driving, seat belt compliance, fatigue and driver distraction.
Data from the Transport Department reveals 157 people were killed on Queensland Roads from January 1 to August 13, which is ten more than in the same period last year.