ACT Policing will increase roadside blood and alcohol tests as part of a safety strategy aimed at reducing serious crashes and road deaths.

Police said 1357 drunk drivers and 116 drug-impaired drivers were taken off the territory's roads last year.

Traffic operations sergeant Rod Anderson said high-visibility patrols and unmarked police cars would carry out targeted and random drug and alcohol tests this month.

''We'll be using all means possible to remove impaired drivers from our roads, that includes random breath-testing and roadside drug testing," Sergeant Anderson said.

''We'll be doing that in marked and unmarked vehicles.

''So the clear message to the community is that no matter where it is, no matter what time of day, or what street you're on, you will get caught if you decide you're going to drink and drive.''

He said drivers affected by alcohol and drugs posed the highest risk on ACT roads, and removing them reduced the likelihood of serious injuries and fatal collisions.

Among the first drivers charged as part of this month's push was a Rivett woman, 33. Police said they caught her with a blood-alcohol reading of 0.183 in Kambah on Wednesday night.

She told officers she was on her way to pick up her daughter from childcare.

Last month, police caught 238 motorists who disobeyed traffic controls, which were in focus.

Officers issued 140 fines and 98 cautions to drivers caught flouting the controls, such as not stopping at red lights or stop signs.

The most common offence was not coming to a halt at a stop sign – 43 drivers were fined.

That was followed by 14 drivers fined for not stopping at a red light.

Sergeant Anderson said it was disappointing people had not got the message.

''We know that just over half of all collisions involving injury and death that occur on our roads are as a result of people disobeying traffic controls.

''So we implore people to obey the road rules, take notice of the controls and drive to the conditions.''