May 12-18, 2015 marks Canada Road Safety Week, a national campaign aimed at making Canada’s roads the safest in the world. Law enforcement agencies throughout the country will be out on roadways promoting safe driving practices.
Canada Road Safety Week is an initiative that reminds drivers to make conscious safe driving decisions. The education and enforcement-driven campaign is designed to increase public awareness of behaviours that put drivers, passengers and other road users at risk.
Targeted enforcement during Canada Road Safety Week will focus on impaired driving, seatbelt use, aggressive driving and distracted driving.
“Traffic safety is a shared responsibility,” says Sgt. Bill Krull with the EPS Specialized Traffic Apprehension Team. “Make conscious, safe decisions every time you get behind the wheel.”
“In 2014, 23 people died on Edmonton’s roads. This year, we’ve already seen seven people lose their lives,” adds Gerry Shimko, Executive Director of the City of Edmonton’s Office of Traffic Safety. “We’re working with the Edmonton Police Service to reduce traffic collisions and we are seeing results, but we need citizens to do their part. Collisions are preventable.”
In 2014, there were 177 collisions involving cyclists (including one fatality) and 319 collisions involving pedestrians (including nine fatalities) in Edmonton. The Office of Traffic Safety statistics indicate that drugs and alcohol were a factor in 513 collisions.
From May 13-19, 2014, there were 3,963 tickets issued by EPS officers (manned enforcement) during Canada Road Safety Week. Of those, 2,415 were for speeding, 106 for other aggressive driving offences, 51 for seatbelt violations and 106 for distracted driving. There were 64 arrests for impaired driving and 48 roadside suspensions. The Office of Traffic Safety recorded over 15,835 speeding violations and 817 red light violations during the same period of 2014.
Canada Road Safety Week is sponsored by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and Transport Canada and is part of Canada’s Road Safety Strategy 2015.
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