Road recklessness from drivers is still a daily issue, not only for the Cook Islands Police Service but for the Rarotonga community.

According to Trevor Pitt, police media and strategic advisor, three crashes were reported to the police last weekend, police suspect one of them was related to alcohol consumption.

A motorcyclist collided with a car in town early Sunday morning, and police said blood samples were collected for analysis.

The other two crash incidents took place on the same day, according to Pitt. Two cars collided near Takitumu School in the late morning and later in the afternoon, a rental car collided with another car.

According to Pitt, fines were issued to nearly a quarter of drivers who were stopped during checkpoints over the weekend.

There were four checkpoints at different locations around the island. A man was arrested and charged for consuming alcohol over the legal limit at one of these checkpoints.

“The alcohol limit is 250 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath.” Pitt said.

Twenty people were warned about their driving, mainly for speeding, drinking, and failing to stop at a stop sign.

Drivers were also seen avoiding police check points by turning around.

Pitt claimed that a woman, frustrated with a fine ticket issued to her by the police, eventually threw her ticket away and drove off.

“Unfortunately, Police are experiencing such poor behaviour during checkpoints and being abusive is not going to make the fine go away,” Pitt said.

“Minor Offense Notices (MONs) must be paid within seven days or Police will summon you to court.

“All drivers need to be responsible for keeping within the law and ensuring their vehicles are compliant. Please don’t blame the Police for trying to make our roads safer!”

Police also received a couple of domestic disturbance complaints, one contempt of court, lost property, one dog complaint and one reported driving dangerously.