The province-wide traffic safety spotlight may have focused on distracted driving in August, but speeding remained an issue.
Police caught 3,719 drivers exceeding the speed limit during the month, down slightly from the 4,028 speeding violations they issued in July. Law enforcement also issued a total of 319 tickets for distracted driving during the month, including:
228 tickets for cellphone use while driving.
91 tickets for driving without due care and attention.
In addition, there were 206 seatbelt violations and 93 tickets for impaired driving handed out during the month.
SGI reminds motorists that immediate roadside vehicle seizures are now in effect for distracted driving offences, on the second offence within one year for cellphone use while driving, and the third offence within one year for driving without due care and attention.
