During SGI’s monthly traffic safety blitz in April police issued more than 2,000 tickets.
The focus in April was on vulnerable road users, the actions of pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists, and the actions of others that put them in danger. Speeding made up the majority of the charges.
Law enforcement issued a total of 2,195 tickets during the month, including 1,720 for speeding/aggressive driving,12 related to vulnerable road users, 41 charges related to impaired driving, 66 tickets for cellphone use,173 tickets for no/improper seatbelt/child seat and 183 tickets for failing to stop for red light/stop sign.
In addition to the focus on vulnerable road users, on April 15 and 16, police officers from all over the province assembled in Prince Albert for a two-day Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) event. Police enforced all traffic safety violations, with a particular focus on seatbelts/child seats, cellphones, speeding/aggressive driving and impaired driving. In total, 408 tickets were handed out during the two-day blitz, including176 tickets for speeding/aggressive driving, 73 tickets for non-seatbelt use, 11 tickets for cellphone use and one impaired driving charge.
SGI-certified car seat technicians also participated in the STEP event to help ensure and promote child passenger safety. They checked 117 child seats and seatbelts during the check stops and gave away nine car seats and 11 booster seats.
“SGI wants to remind residents that police are focusing on impaired driving throughout the month of May,” a press release stated. “Impaired driving laws were changed last summer and now result in tougher penalties.”
