There were 4,873 tickets for speeding and aggressive driving issued by police during the April Traffic Safety Spotlight on speeding.
Whoa, that’s a lot of speeders. One might say those numbers “quickly” added up.
Lame jokes aside, it’s time to #SlowDown, Saskatchewan. Excessive speed is one of the leading factors in traffic-related deaths and injuries. If you speed, you’re more likely to get into a collision, and the faster your speed, the worse the collision.
Speeding tickets in Saskatchewan got more expensive as of May 1. The base fine on all speeding tickets has increased by $30 and the km/h charge for travelling in excess of the posted speed has doubled.
What do these increased speeding fines look like? Exceeding the speed limit by 20 km/h on a regular street or highway triggers a total fine of $190, including the Victims of Crime surcharge and km/h charges. In a school zone, 20 km/h over the limit costs you $310. If you speed past workers in a 60 km/h orange zone, you’ll shell out $440 for going 80, and $1,008 for going 100.
So leave a little earlier, ease off the accelerator and keep your money in your pocket. (Besides, you’re definitely going to be late if you get pulled over, right?).
Police also issued tickets for other traffic infractions (traffic safety focus results for April 2018 submitted by police as of May 17) including:
• 516 distracted driving offences (426 for cellphone use)
• 269 impaired driving offences (including 265 Criminal Code charges)
• 323 offences regarding seatbelts/child car seats.
Police continue to focus on impaired driving throughout May. Remember, impaired is impaired. In Saskatchewan, it’s currently illegal and will continue to be illegal to drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol, even once marijuana use becomes legal in Canada later this year.
