Drivers in the Bay of Plenty are being applauded for their driving behaviour over Labour Weekend.

There were 14 crashes in the Western Bay of Plenty during the holiday period from 4pm Friday until 6am today but only one injury accident, says road policing manger Senior Sergeant Ian Campion.

'Only one of those was on the state highway network which is exceptionally good news.

'I would just like to thank all those using our state highways over the holiday period for their consideration and safe driving.”

There were a number of speeding tickets given out, but by and large, he's particularly pleased with the outcome for state highways.

'A big thank you for people out there taking the required care.”

There were high traffic volumes particularly on the Friday and Monday, and also high traffic in the CBDs, Mount, Tauranga, Papamoa over the intermediate day holiday period. One injury crash is a very good result.

'Fourteen crashes for that period is a few too many, but realistically a good result overall,” says Ian.

Half of the crashes were at intersections, causes were inattention, distraction, or not selecting the right gap. There was one alcohol related crash over the weekend and one speed related crash.

The injury accident was a motorcyclist on Domain road on Sunday afternoon. It was a single vehicle crash, but speed is not thought to be the cause. It was a trike and Ian believes the rider was inexperienced on that type of vehicle.