Survey shows Queensland drivers admit to drinking and speeding

A new survey has revealed a shocking number of Queenslanders are drinking and speeding while behind the wheel in the last six months, alongside a worrying spike in other crime including robberies, break-ins and assaults.

DODGY drivers have fessed up to drinking and speeding, in an eye-opening survey of Queenslanders’ dangerous driving habits.

One in 16 Queensland motorists has driven drunk and nearly two thirds have sped more than 10km above the speed limit in the past six months, a shocking new survey shows.

A new Productivity Commission report reveals that 6 per cent of Queensland drivers admitted to driving when “possibly over the alcohol limit’’.

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Another 62 per cent confessed to speeding, and nearly 5 per cent said they had driven without a seatbelt, based on an official survey of 5378 motorists.

In Queensland, 226 people died on the roads with more than 9000 were injured in traffic crashes in 2018/19 - the highest hospitalisation rate in Australia.

The Productivity Commission report also reveals that one in nine Queenslanders feels unsafe, with many too scared to walk or catch public transport after dark.

One in 20 Queenslanders feels unsafe home alone, one in five feels unsafe walking alone in their neighbourhood and 17 per cent feel unsafe on public transport at night.

Many motorists admit to speeding at least 10km/h above the speed limit.

Queensland Police data shows the number of robberies soared nearly 20 per cent to 2594 last year, with break-ins rising 8 per cent to 41,952.

Assaults have jumped by one-third in five years, to 23,887 in 2019.

Sexual offences fell from 6725 in 2018 to 6227 last year.

More than 42,000 Queensland drivers were convicted of traffic offences – including 16,650 drink drivers.

Nearly 160,000 motorists copped speeding fines, 12,000 were nabbed using their mobile phones and 9000 were fined for not wearing their seatbelts.

The Productivity Commission report shows that 44 per cent of Queenslanders feel drugs are a problem in their neighbourhood – up from 31 per cent five years ago.

And two-thirds now find speeding cars and dangerous or noisy driving to be a problem in their suburb, compared to 59 per cent five years ago.