SGI has released the results for its traffic enforcement in November.
According to a news release issued Friday morning, police and SGI were focused on suspended drivers and unregistered vehicles last month.
:If your driver’s licence is suspended (or you don’t have one at all) or your vehicle isn’t registered, you shouldn’t be on the road. Doing so can nullify your insurance coverage in the event of a collision, and – depending on the offence – carries additional penalties including fines, court summons, and vehicle impoundments,” SGI said in a news release.
Police across Saskatchewan reported 302 drivers caught driving while suspended or disqualified, and 515 offences for unregistered vehicles or trailers.
In addition to those offences, law enforcement issued tickets for the following offences:
181 drivers driving without a valid licence;
64 learner drivers driving without a supervising driver; and
44 drivers failing to comply with a licence endorsement or restriction.
That all adds up to 1,106 people who were caught driving when they shouldn’t have been. It’s a safety concern when drivers continue to drive after getting their licence suspended, because an authority has determined that they are not allowed to operate a motor vehicle. There are a number of reasons for licence suspensions, including impaired driving offences, poor driving records, and failing to live up to obligations imposed by SGI or the courts.
Meanwhile, after setting a new single-month record in October, the number of distracted driving offences reported by police took a dip in November, with police issuing 653 distracted driving tickets, including 560 for cellphone use.
That’s the first time in nine months that the single-month total has fallen below 700.
In November, police also reported the following results:
286 impaired driving offences (including 255 Criminal Code charges);
5,172 tickets for speeding/aggressive driving offences; and
322 tickets related to improper seatbelt or child restraint use.
