If you were travelling the roads of Saskatchewan this past weekend, you may have encountered one of several SGI High Visibility Enforcement Check Stops set up around the province.
Stops were conducted on Highway 11 at Chamberlain and east of Saskatoon on Highway 16, by the Combined Traffic Service Section which is made up of members from the RCMP Traffic Services, Regina, Saskatoon and Moose Jaw Police Services and local detachment members.
In North Battleford the checks were held in four different school zones with the assistance the RCMP and North Battleford Community Safety Officers.
More than 1,700 vehicles passed through the stop checks during the weekend, and as a result 80 tickets were issued under the Traffic Safety Act, 22 tickets under alcohol and gaming regulations, four vehicles failed a safety inspection, one vehicle was impounded, five road side suspensions were issued relating to alcohol and drug consumption, 28 written warnings were issued, child car seats were inspected to ensure proper installation and 700 grams of cannabis was seized from one vehicle.
This was one of several High Visibility Check stops that will be conducted over the next year under SGI’s Traffic Safety Initiatives, according to an RCMP press release.
