The good news is that the majority of them have been well behaved, with Central Hunter police reporting the first three days of Operation Safe Arrival showed an improvement on last year’s figures.

Speeding offences had more than halved, drink-driving figures had dropped from 18 to five and other offences were also down.

 Sadly, the NSW road toll stood at two after the death of a 57-year-old woman in a two-car collision  in Sydney on Sunday, while the national road toll stood at 10, three less than the same period last year.

This serves as a timely reminder for all motorists to take extra care at this busy time of the year.

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Yes, we’re all in a hurry to get in some last-minute Christmas shopping and tie up all those loose ends before heading off to visit loved ones across the holiday season.

NSW Traffic and Highway Patrol commander Assistant Commissioner John Hartley reminded motorists to take it easy on the road, saying  police had seen some disappointing driver behaviour across NSW.

This included drivers and passengers taking outlandish risks while driving.

“The common element of all these events is drivers or passengers choosing to take unacceptable risks with their own lives and/or those in their vehicle,” Assistant Commissioner Hartley said.

Please do the right thing on our roads during the holiday season and don’t become another road statistic.