In short:
Westgate Highway Patrol has issued 53 bus lane infringements on Palmers Road in Point Cook following community complaints about drivers using the lane as a shortcut during peak hour. The two-day operation recorded 12 infringements on day one and 37 on day two, averaging roughly one offence every two minutes.
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Point Cook bus lane blitz
Police have issued 49 bus lane infringements on Palmers Road in Point Cook after a targeted operation exposed widespread misuse by drivers during peak hour.
Westgate Highway Patrol officers conducted one-hour checks on two separate days after receiving community complaints that motorists were using the bus lane to bypass congestion.
On the first day, 12 drivers were infringed. On the second day, that figure jumped to 37. Across the combined two-hour operation, police recorded an average of roughly one infringement every two minutes.
Drivers caught in the lane offered a range of explanations when stopped. One motorist told police, “No one would let me in.” Another said, “I need to turn here,” before continuing straight through the intersection.
Westgate Highway Patrol is reminding Wyndham motorists that bus lanes are reserved for public transport and are not intended as a fast lane for general traffic. “If you’re not driving a bus, it’s probably not your lane,” police said.
Drivers caught misusing bus lanes in Victoria face a fine and demerit points under the Road Safety Road Rules.
