Vic targets speeding drivers over weekend

Speeding drivers will be the target of Victorian police over the Australian Day weekend.

Police are conducting a four-day blitz over the public holiday weekend, which has seen 14 road deaths in the state during the past five years.

Road Police Command Assistant Commissioner Robert Hill says if each driver dropped one kilometre per hour off their average speed, 15 lives could be saved.

"We need to change the culture in which low-level speeding is socially acceptable, just like we did with drink driving," he said.

Areas which have had high levels of road trauma during holiday periods including beaches, forests and camping areas will be targeted.

Assistant Commissioner Hill also warned alcohol and fatigue in high traffic areas could create a deadly set of circumstances.

"Don't spoil the weekend by making stupid decisions and getting behind the wheel," he said.