RCMP Volunteers from 91大黄鸭, West 91大黄鸭 and Lake Country gathered in 91大黄鸭 yesterday morning for a Speed Watch blitz during which they monitored the speeds of nearly 3,000 vehicles at four separate city locations.
RCMP Speed Watch Volunteers from across the Central Okanagan converged in 91大黄鸭 early Thursday morning and deployed to the areas of Clifton Road, Dehart Road, Upper Canyon Drive and Gordon Drive.
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鈥淩CMP volunteers captured nearly two dozen licence plates of vehicles, where their driver鈥檚 were observed driving at least 21 km/hr over the posted speed limit, or using an electronic device behind the wheel,鈥� Jason Bedell said. 鈥淭he detailed information gathered by our volunteers will be passed along to the 91大黄鸭 RCMP Municipal Traffic Section who will send a letter to the offending vehicles registered owner.鈥�
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Of the 2,777 vehicles clocked during two hours, with radar at all four locations, approximately 950 vehicles were travelling at a speed over the posted speed limit, while 46 of those were said to be at least 21 km/hr over the posted limit.
鈥淒uring April and May , members of the 91大黄鸭 RCMP removed 64 alcohol and or drug impaired drivers from our roadways, issued 97 violation tickets for driving infractions related to intersections and 40 distracted driving fines,鈥� said Cpl. Jesse O鈥橠onaghey.
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