Acting Senior Sergeant Simon Grant is the manager for Road Policing and Community Safety for the Western Division 4 and is responsible for the Northern Grampians and Horsham Highway Patrol.

He said despite a reasonably quiet Queen's Birthday long weekend the same issues continue to arise on the roads.

The Fatal Five, which are the most common causes of road fatalities in Victoria include speed, alcohol/illicit drugs, distraction, seatbelts and fatigue.

Distraction was the cause of a serious collision in Sheep Hills on the Friday of the Queen's Birthday Long Weekend.

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"That incident was the result of driver distraction," Acting Senior Sergeant Grant said.

"What the public are hearing is the police bang on about the same things over and over again and it's becoming white noise."

Acting Senior Sergeant Grant the same issues come up over every long weekend, every holiday period.

"Seeing the police out in high numbers and visible is our best bet but how are we going to get the message across? That's the next challenge," he said.

Having to head to road accidents scenes is tough for emergency services, Acting Senior Sergeant Grant said.

"I'm sick of turning up to serious injury and fatal collisions," he said.

"It affects so many people, not only those involved in the collision but those who respond to the collision as well."

Acting Senior Sergeant Grant said the impact from road collisions can have deep and long term consequences.

"Some of the collisions are really horrific," he said.

"I don't know how we can get that message across."

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