The Hume LAC includes the townships of the Southern Highlands, Goulburn and Yass regions. According to a recent NSW Police list of the top 10 locations for speeding offences this year, the Hume LAC was by far the highest with 3606 speeding events.

In comparison, the second highest location was the Mid North Coast Command with 2059 speeding events.

Cluster senior supervisor of Traffic and Highway Patrol Command (THWPC) Senior Sergeant Alan McCulloch said the major issues in the Hume LAC region were speed, fatigue and alcohol.

"Those are the main areas of concern so that's what we target here," Senior Sergeant said.

There were 4204 speeding infringements given in The Hume LAC from January 1 through to the end of Operation Saturation on April 21.

Of these 4202 infringements, Mittagong Traffic and Highway Patrol (THWP) issued the most with 1535 given, compared with 1397 by Goulburn THWP and 1272 by Yass THWP.

Senior Sergeant Alan McCulloch said the high number of infringements given so far this year reflected the commitment of police in the Hume LAC to targeting speeding drivers.

"When there's no state-wide operations we run Operation Highway 31, a daily operation run on the Hume Highway between Picton Road and Albury," he said.

Main arterials through the Hume LAC have a direct impact on the number of speeding drivers detected in the region, with several highways that run through the command.

The Hume Highway, Old Hume Highway and Illawarra Highway significantly contribute to the number of speeding offences detected through the Southern Highlands, while the Federal Highway, Barton Highway, Hume Highway and Lachlan Valley Way are big contributors in the Goulburn and Yass regions.

Senior Sergeant McCulloch said based on these factors, fatigue was also a concern for police.

"Fatigue is always a main concern for us due to the large amount of road users passing along our highways in this local area command," he said.

"We have highway patrol cars out every day to enforce compliance with our road rules."

Bowral Police Inspector John Klepczarek said speeding on the Hume Highway was "a daily occurrence".

"It's partly because the condition of the road is very good, and people on it are usually travelling long distances and want to get where they're going in a hurry," he said.

"Whatever the reason, it's illegal and these drivers continue to put themselves and other road users at risk."

Inspector Klepczarek said it was not unusual to stop drivers travelling at more than 200km/h on the Hume Highway through the Southern Highlands.

"At that speed, if the driver loses control or if someone pulls in front of them there will only be one tragic result - and that is at least one fatality and grief for family and friends."

Police will continue to carry out high-visibility operations throughout the Hume LAC targeting speeding drivers, fatigue and alcohol and drug driving.