Thousands Of Speeding Tickets Issued In March Blitz

For 5,000 drivers last month the need to speed ended up with them acquiring a speeding ticket for their efforts.

Last month the Traffic Safety focus was on speeding and it ended up being costly for 5,023 heavy footed drivers.

The breakdown of the blitz included:

  • 285 tickets for speeding in a school zone;

  • 220 tickets for exceeding 60 km/h while passing an emergency vehicle that is stopped with its lights activated;

  • 96 tickets for exceeding 60 km/h while passing a work zone or highway equipment with lights flashing;

  • 190 tickets for exceeding the speed limit by more than 35 km/h;

  • 25 tickets for exceeding the speed limit by more than 50 km/h (which also results in a seven-day vehicle impoundment);

  • 14 tickets for racing (which also results in a 30-day impoundment)

Speeding is a major contributor to accidents causing injury and death.

Additionally there were a number of other tickets issued as part of the blitz:

  • 285 tickets for seatbelts and child restraints being used incorrectly or not at all;

  • 434 distracted driving tickets (including 363 for cellphone use);

  • 358 impaired driving offences (including 258 Criminal Code charges)

For April SGI’s Traffic Safety Spotlight is targeting unlicensed and unregistered vehicles. It is estimated there are thousands on the road.

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