by Morinville News Staff
Morinville and Bon Accord residents can expect to see increased traffic enforcement starting May 21 as Morinville RCMP and their law enforcement partners will be stepping up patrols in the two communities.
Morinville RCMP will be paying specific attention to intersection safety, speeding and distracted driving in Morinville, while the focus in Bon Accord will be on speeding and intersection safety.
Police are quick to point out they will not be ignoring other infractions, including seatbelt violations.
In a release to media, Corporal Sheldon Robb said driving just a few kilometres per hour over the posted speed limit reduces the driver’s ability to steer safely around curves or objects on the road, decreases their field of vision and peripheral vision, and extends the distance required to stop a vehicle in emergency situations.
Police will be monitoring school and playground zones as part of the blitz.
The speed limit in school zones in Morinville is 30 km/h from 7:30 am until 4:30 pm.
Robb points out vehicles are not permitted to pass other vehicles travelling in the same direction in either school or playground zones during the times these zones are in effect.
Distracted driving, which Robb says contributes to 20 to 30 per cent of all collisions, is also something police will look for in Morinville.
Provincially, there have been almost 140,000 convictions since distracted driving legislation was introduced in 2011. Of those, 97 per cent were for using cellphones and other electronic devices while driving. In the 2016-2017 policing year, male drivers accounted for nearly two-thirds of all convictions with male drivers aged 22 to 34 years having the highest conviction rates.
No way!! Cops in school zones? Finally.
They are often in the school zones…
Not nearly enough. The insanity by notre dame can fill their quota in a week.
The RCMP say they is no such thing as a quota.??
My husband is a cop… they sure have quotas.
Jamie, your husband is a cop? You think he’d appreciate you posting on social media that “cops” have quotas? I bet they don’t have quotas. I know that they have targeted enforcement and they have target contacts.
Which is quotas! Lol.
Mmmmm… Lets see who’s he’s with. Maybe I need to have a discussion with someone.
Contacts doesn’t mean tickets. It means looking for infractions and dealing with those infractions. A contact with the public. That means they might get a ticket, a written warning or a verbal warning.
Well, that would be greatly appreciated. Saw a guy ripping down 100 Ave doing 65. Not too impressed!
I’m impressed you could tell how fast he was going lol
It’s not hard when there are digital signs by the side of the road that flash the speed of the vehicle as it races by… ?
What about rural theft ?
Matt Hopkins
I’d rather see this then those bozos sitting in their trucks with the speed cameras.
Put a camera on 2 between St.A & M’ville
Cops haven’t done anything for the increase in rural crime. Must be pretty bad traffic issues for then to increase presence on that.
Traffic enforcement, meaning more cars with cameras! Why not get rid of the 50 coke dealers in town, oh wait, that’s too much work!
The RCMP need to concentrate on criminal activity and not on the revenue stream. Enforcement in school zones for sure. I have never seen an accident in Morinville because of speed. Everyone for the most part drive the speed limit from what I have experienced and some drive under the speed limit.
Patrolling the community would be much more appreciated my myself and my neighbors especially farm and acreage owners.
I 100% agree ☝️☝️ need more patrolling in our rural areas!!!
How about down by the skyline diamonds, skate park. Punks doing donuts, drinking and being assholes. I’ve got kids living here and they don’t need to be hit by some moron that has found his gas pedal
No more traffic tickets please!
Atleast EPS put a huge amount of resources into property crimes and theft , seems like the RCMP are behind in the times. Hopefully they catch on soon.
Come get the easy cash lol .. ps criminals still free to steal all night don’t worry RCMP are busy.