The enforcement blitz targets excessive speeding and dangerous driving practices to improve traffic safety.
“Speeding continues to be a problem in our city,” says Acting Staff Sgt. Gener Alvarado with the Major Collision Investigation Unit. “Motorists need to slow down.”
Two vehicles were recorded going more than 50 km/h over the posted speed limit on Anthony Henday Drive. Another vehicle was recorded driving 100 km/h in a 50 km/h zone at 76 Street and 40 Avenue.
In the 24-hour enforcement period starting at 7 a.m. on Thursday, August 14, 2014, 2,365 speeding violations were issued. There were 305 additional tickets handed out for a variety of violations, including seatbelt infractions, impaired driving, distracted driving, traffic safety violations and Criminal Code violations.
There were 2,670 tickets issued for the August 2014 Operation 24 Hours, a decrease from 4,174 tickets issued during the June 2014 enforcement.