Senior Sergeant Jared Kirk, of Dunedin, said the focus would be on the four main behaviours police knew contributed to harm on the roads.
Police did not want a repeat of last year's horror October, when 15 people were killed on New Zealand roads in nine separate crashes.
``What this means for drivers is if you are speeding, you will be stopped, if we see you texting on your phone or holding it to your ear, you will be stopped.
``There will be more checkpoints to breath-test drivers and there will be a greater emphasis on making sure people are wearing seatbelts.
``Nobody wants to share the road with people who aren't paying attention or who are taking unnecessary risks.
``Road safety is everybody's responsibility, so let's all make an effort to watch out for each other on the roads.''
At the weekend the road policing unit was monitoring the speed of motorists on the Southern Motorway around Barnes Dr.
Senior Sergeant Trevor Thomson said a driver was caught travelling 146kmh on a 80kmh stretch of the road heading towards a 60kmh zone.
There were ``numerous others'' caught travelling more than 100kmh, he said.
Police had also received reports of people driving fast through road works around Dunedin, despite temporary speed limit signs.
``Just be mindful that the speed limit for those things are there for a purpose for the people working in the area. It's endangering people.''
