As part of MPI’s Distracted Driving Campaign, Steinbach RCMP, over a period of 11 days, were dedicated to the Steinbach and local area, specifically looking for distracted drivers.
RCMP report that a total of 310 offence notices were issued for distracted driving in the province during the period with 174 or 56% of these distracted driving offence notices issued in the Steinbach area.
Police would like to emphasize to the public that distracted driving can kill you and in fact, it is one of the leading causes of fatalities on Manitoba roadways. Drivers who use hand-held devices are four times more likely to get into crashes serious enough to cause injury. Choosing to focus on the road could save your life.
