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Saskatchewan law enforcement officers issued more than 5,000 speeding or aggressive driving-related tickets in July: SGI

August 26, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Saskatchewan 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

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Police in Saskatchewan targeting commercial vehicle safety in August

August 3, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Police in Saskatchewan will be on the look out this month for commercial vehicles that are not in compliance with safety requirements. Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) said in a press release on Tuesday that commercial vehicle safety is the province-wide

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74 tickets issued in June to new Saskatchewan drivers not following licence restrictions

July 24, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Saskatchewan 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

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Most U.S. drivers admit angry, aggressive behaviour or road rage

July 14, 2016 Joan Lowy - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON – Nearly 8 of every 10 U.S. drivers admit expressing anger, aggression or road rage at least once in the previous year, according to a survey released Thursday by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The behaviour could include

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Police in Saskatchewan catch 359 impaired drivers in May: SGI

June 22, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Police in Saskatchewan stopped more than 350 impaired drivers during May’s province-wide traffic safety spotlight on impaired driving, Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) said on Wednesday. SGI said in a press release that there were 359 impaired driving-related offences, the majority

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Road to Judgment

May 1, 2016 Greg Meckbach, Associate Editor

Suppose that, because the name Bruce Springsteen appears nine times in this editorial (twice in the lede), an Internet search engine misidentifies Bruce Springsteen, rather than self-driving cars, as a key topic. Search engines are now pertinent to traffic safety

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Police in Saskatchewan catch 374 unbuckled, unrestrained motorists in March: SGI

April 25, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI), the province’s self-sustaining auto insurance fund, said last week that a total of 374 people were ticketed for failing to wear a seatbelt or properly restrain children in vehicles during March’s traffic safety spotlight on occupant

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Vulnerable road users focus of Saskatchewan’s traffic safety spotlight in April

April 6, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Vulnerable road users, which includes pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists, is the traffic safety spotlight for the month of April, Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) said on Wednesday. Police in the province will be paying particular attention to vehicles not yielding to