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335 impaired drivers in Saskatchewan caught by police during October blitz: SGI
November 21, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterSaskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) announced on Monday that 335 impaired drivers were stopped during the province-wide focus on impaired driving in October. The blitz involving SGI and law enforcement officers included 335 offences related to impaired driving, including 314 Criminal…
Saskatchewan police issue 26 commercial vehicle safety tickets in August, more than 4,000 speeding or aggressive driving tickets
September 22, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterPolice across the province of Saskatchewan issued 26 tickets related to commercial vehicles and more than 4,000 tickets for speeding or aggressive driving last month. During the month of August, Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) and provincial law enforcement officers paid…
Changes to SGI’s Safe Driver Recognition program take effect in October
September 8, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterChanges to Saskatchewan Government Insurance’s (SGI) Safe Driver Recognition (SDR) program, which rewards the safest drivers with the biggest discounts and imposes stiffer consequences for high-risk drivers, take effect on Oct. 12. The program was implemented in 2002 to reward…
Saskatchewan law enforcement officers issued more than 5,000 speeding or aggressive driving-related tickets in July: SGI
August 26, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterSaskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) announced on Thursday that law enforcement officers in the province issued more than 5,000 speeding or aggressive driving-related tickets last month. July’s traffic safety spotlight focused on work zones and aggressive driving, SGI, the province’s self-sustaining…
74 tickets issued in June to new Saskatchewan drivers not following licence restrictions
July 24, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterSaskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) reported on Friday that June’s province-wide traffic safety spotlight resulted in law enforcement issuing 74 tickets to new drivers and new motorcycle riders not following the restrictions outlined on their learner or novice licence. SGI said…
Distracted engineer blamed in deadly Amtrak wreck
May 19, 2016 Michael R. Sisak - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON – The Amtrak engineer whose speeding train ran off the rails in Philadelphia last year was apparently distracted by word that a train nearby had been hit by a rock, federal investigators concluded Tuesday, pinning most of the blame…