SGI and police efforts to target distracted driving this month
Drivers with a tendency to glance at their phone while on the road should consider knocking the habit as Mounties plan to target offenders this month.
Police across the province will be watching for drivers using their cellphones while behind the wheel, including those making calls, sending texts and sharing on social media.
“People need to realize that when you get behind the wheel, you are responsible for thousands of pounds of glass and steel,” Tyler McMurchy, Media Relations Manager with SGI, said. “Then you figure high speeds into the equation and the result could be disastrous. You really need to ask yourself is that text really worth it.”
Distracted driving remains the top contributing factor of all collisions in Saskatchewan and a top contributing factor in fatal collisions as well. In 2015, the Battleford area including Meota, Wilkie, Hafford and Cut Knife had 125 distracted driving collisions resulting in 17 injuries while in the Meadow Lake area which encompasses Loon Lake, Makwa Sahgaiehcan and Rapid Lake, there were 35 distracted collisions resulting in 14 injuries and one death in 2015.