RNC issue 429 tickets during Canada Road Safety Week #nltraffic

May 18 to May 24 was Canada Road Safety Week. The RNC was engaged in the initiative and issued tickets, seized vehicles, and made arrests.

RNC issued a total of 429 tickets over the course of the week.

Of the 429 tickets issued, 280 tickets were issued for aggressive driving and speed-related offences. There were over 50 tickets issued for licensing and registration-related offences, as well as 11 offences related to using a cell phone while operating.

Officers stopped a vehicle on the Trans-Canada Highway on Saturday, May 22nd, after it was clocked travelling 170 km/h. Officers also arrested three impaired drivers and suspended the license of two operators for seven days after they provided a breath sample that was greater than 50 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood.

The RNC has a concern related to members of the public providing notification through social media or other methods with respect to the location of a police vehicle or a police checkpoint. Checkpoints serve to check on licensing, registration, insurance, and sobriety. RNC says that by publicizing the location of a vehicle checkpoint persons operating a vehicle while impaired, without insurance, registration or a valid license are given the opportunity to avoid these initiatives and continue operating vehicles.