Speeding drivers in Saskatchewan visiting high traffic corridors and school zones around the province’s two major cities will soon start receiving tickets in the mail.
A two-year speed enforcement pilot project started December 8 with systems installed at Highway 12 at Martensville, Circle Drive in Saskatoon, Highway 1 East between the Pilot Butte turnoff and White City, the Ring Road in Regina and Highway 1 and 9th Avenue in Moose Jaw.
Other systems are being rotated around school zones in the two cities.
The systems use a laser scanner to determine a car’s speed, then a camera snaps a shot of the back licence plate when the vehicle passes it.
For the first two months offenders will get a break as SGI will only send out warnings.
Kelly Brinkworth, a spokesperson for the provincial insurer said the goal is to reduce traffic-related injuries and deaths of which speeding is one of the most common factors.
Last year in Saskatchewan, speed was a contributing factor in 2,645 collisions, injuring 1,217 people and taking 30 lives.
After the pilot the data will be analyzed and if the expected result is achieved, SGI will start looking at installing the system in other locations possibly including Yorkton, Brinkworth said.
