Saskatchewan law enforcement issued 224 tickets for work zone violations last month, as part of July’s Traffic Safety Spotlight.
SGI reminds drivers that vehicles are required to slow to 60 km/h — or the posted speed limit — when passing highway workers or highway equipment with warning lights flashing in marked construction zones.
For the month of July, police across the province reported the following violations:
- 195 tickets for exceeding 60 km/h when passing highway workers or occupied highway equipment within a work zone;
- 15 tickets for exceeding 60 km/h when passing a highway worker or flag person;
- two tickets for exceeding 60 km/h when passing occupied highway equipment;
- four tickets for exceeding 60 km/h when passing highway equipment with warning lights in operation; and
- eight tickets for failing to obey the directions of a flag person.
Law enforcement also reported the following results in July:
- 7,333 other aggressive driving or speeding offences;
- 798 distracted driving offences, including 684 for cellphone use while driving;
- 609 seatbelt and child restraint offences; and
- 474 impaired driving offences, including 382 Criminal Code offences.
Speeding through construction zones is not only dangerous, it can also be expensive. For example, driving 100 km/h in a 60 km/h orange zone will cost the offender $1,008.
Road work will continue throughout the rest of the summer. For the latest updates, visit the provincial government’s website for a weekly construction update in order to plan your trip accordingly.
