Police from the ACT and New South Wales have launched a new operation, encouraging safe driving on the Kings Highway this summer.

The Kings Highway Road Safety Partnership is encouraging drivers to drive safely on the major thoroughfare.

Police say extra numbers will be on the roads.

ACT Policing Detective Inspector Mark Steel said that everyone will be keen to get their holidays underway, but if you drive dangerously, you may not make it to your destination.

“Drive to the conditions, slow down and be patient. As police and members of the community, we want this holiday period to be fatality free.”

NSW Police have charged 15 people for drink driving and 32 people for drug driving on the Kings Highway between the ACT border and Batemans Bay this year.

Since 2019, 10 people have lost their lives on the Kings Highway.

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