More than 450 motorists failed to buckle up or properly secure children in vehicles during March’s traffic safety focus on occupant restraints.
Police around the province issued a total of 452 tickets related to occupant restraints, including:
· 106 tickets for a driver failing to wear a seatbelt
· 12 tickets for a passenger failing to wear a seatbelt
· six tickets for a passenger under 16 failing to wear a seatbelt
· nine tickets for improper use/installation of a child restraint
· 319 unspecified occupant restraint violations
In addition, there were 2,756 tickets for speeding/aggressive driving, 217 tickets for distracted driving (of those, 159 were for cellphone use) and131 impaired driving-related offences.
SGI reminds parents and caregivers that effective June 27, 2014, booster seats are mandatory for children under seven years of age, less than 145 cm (4’9”) in height and 36 kg (80 lb.) in weight.
Visit SGI’s website at www.sgi.sk.ca to learn more about the new traffic laws, child seats or for information about the Road Safety Challenge. Follow @SGItweets on Twitter for tips on how #wecandrivebetter.
Law enforcement continue to focus on vulnerable road users (pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists) throughout April.
