qld highway patrol Page 263

The QLD Highway Patrol is the road‑policing arm of Queensland Police, the crew keeping the Bruce and beyond a touch less like a budget action film.

They run marked and unmarked cars and bikes, use radar, LIDAR and ANPR, and target speeding, drink/drug driving, mobiles, seatbelts and heavy‑vehicle compliance.

Expect them on major highways and regional routes handling enforcement, crash response, and the occasional welfare check for stranded drivers.

Best survival tips? Stick to the limit, keep left unless overtaking, indicate with enthusiasm, and maybe don’t test 0–100 between roadworks.

Do that and your next chat with them will be at a community display, not through a half‑wound window with your heart doing burpees.