REGINA — You know what’s not a good time? Getting caught driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to SGI.
Last month, SGI’s Traffic Safety Spotlight highlighted the number of daytime impaired driving collisions and encouraged any day-drinkers (or mid-day tokers) to make sure they made time to #FindASafeRide.
No matter what time it is, police are always on the lookout for impaired drivers, and in May, police in Saskatchewan caught 476 people driving after exceeding the legal limits of alcohol or drugs. That included 206 Criminal Code charges and 270 administrative suspensions for exceeding provincial limits.
Daytime or nighttime, the consequences for impaired driving are the same. All impaired driving offences result in licence suspensions, vehicle impoundments, mandatory driver education and Safe Driver Recognition demerits. Criminal Code impaired driving offences carry more significant penalties, like fines and/or jail time and Ignition Interlock requirements upon conviction.
Impaired driving crashes are the leading cause of death on Saskatchewan roads, says SGI. Keep the good times rolling this summer by only driving when sober.
Law enforcement also reported the following during May:
- 841 distracted driving offences, including 732 tickets for cell phone use while driving;
- 490 tickets for seatbelt and car seat offences; and
- 5,338 speeding and aggressive driving offences.
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