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

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 safety.

SGI said in a press release that law enforcement officers across the province issued: 302 tickets for a driver failing to wear a seatbelt; 30 tickets for a passenger failing to wear a seatbelt; 18 tickets for a passenger under 16 failing to wear a seatbelt (ticket is issued to the driver); 22 tickets for improper use or installation of a child restraint; and two tickets for wearing a seatbelt incorrectly.

In addition, SGI reported, there were 5,288 speeding/aggressive driving offences, 266 impaired driving-related offences and 334 distracted driving offences (221 of those for cellphone use). This includes all traffic safety focus results for March submitted by police as of April 15.

SGI added in the release that law enforcement issued 205 tickets for cellphone use while driving and 96 tickets for driving without due care and attention during February’s traffic safety spotlight on distracted driving. In addition, there were 3,938 tickets for speeding/aggressive driving, 244 impaired driving-related offences and 313 occupant safety violations (for people not wearing a seatbelt or having a child properly restrained in the vehicle). These results included all traffic safety focus results for February submitted by police as of March 15.

Police continue to focus on vulnerable road user safety throughout April.