by Morinville News Staff
RCMP, Sheriffs and Peace Officers in the province will be focusing on speeding this month as part of their annual Traffic Safety Calendar work.
Although the ticket books will be out in full force, RCMP are asking motorists to take a breath and slow down. Police say over a 25-kilometre stretch, increasing your speed from 100 km/h to 120 km/h will only save you two minutes.
RCMP say a 2017 Alberta Motor Association survey suggests that although Alberta drivers may agree that speeding is unacceptable, they still admit to doing it anyway. In the survey, 82 per cent of responders agreed that speeding on residential roads is never acceptable while 52 per cent admit to doing it anyway.
“If you find yourself as a passenger in a car being driven at a dangerous speed, say something…do something,” said Supt. Gary Graham, Officer in Charge, Alberta Integrated Traffic Services. “Take your life out of the driver’s hands.”
In 2017, a total of 220,855 speeding violations were issued by Alberta RCMP and Alberta Traffic Sheriffs. In 2015, 1 in 4 fatal collisions on Alberta roads involved one or more drivers who were travelling at speeds too fast for the given conditions. Between 2009 and 2014, speed was determined to be a factor in 16 per cent of the total 6,351 fatal and serious injury collisions reported in Alberta RCMP jurisdictions.
Marko Crepulja ??
Just this month? They’re free to speed the rest of the year?
You are free to take your chances with that. As the article says, this month’s provincial focus is speeding – last month was seatbelts.
Woot! I love me a good game of Chase.
Shaye Piper ?♂️?
Rude ?
you’ll be fine.
Byron Letourneau I believe the word is fined lol
Jonathan Honey hahaha. Nice. ?
Thanks guys ?
Shaye Piper did you get a speeding ticket??
Stacey Knievel no I did not lol they are just bugging me cause of the ones I have gotten
Shaye Piper bahaha It’s nice to see I’m not the only who bugs you hehe ?
Stacey Knievel ??
Stacey Knievel it’s like I told her, you should only worry if we aren’t taking the time to bug her haha
Byron Letourneau bahaha totally ?
Really you guys are ganging up on me ?! Bye on Letourneau Stacey Knievel
Shaye Piper damn rights!!!
Stacey Knievel!!!! ?? I thought we were family
Shaye Piper what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger. True story
Byron Letourneau the philosopher of the year
Shaye Piper I don’t like to brag, but yea.
Shaye Piper that’s what family is for….your my little sister I gotta pick on you it’s my job.
Haha Byron is only looking out for you shaye lol. That’s why I’m not going crazy big sister on him…hes just trying to help you out….and me ?
Stacey knows what’s going on. Listen to her Shaye ?
Taylor Desjardins
How about focusing on the “speeders” that are robbing our properties instead ?
What about the cars and trucks with missing or non working headlights etc or the people that don’t even put there lights on
They don’t make enough cash off of those tickets.