During the National Road Safety Week Enforcement Campaign, which ran from May 12 to 18, 2015, Manitoba RCMP officers were out at check stops throughout the Province, focusing on high-risk driving behaviours.
More than 100 check stops were conducted during the week, with 7818 vehicles being checked. RCMP officers issued the following:
- 20 impaired driving charges (including 5 Impaired by Drugs)
- 13 alcohol-related administrative suspensions and 1 drug-related administrative suspension
- 35 charges for failing to wear seatbelts
- 668 charges for speeding
- 28 charges for using a handheld electronic device while driving
- 345 other traffic-related charges
- 8 prohibited/suspended drivers
One fatality occurred during Road Safety Week this year. In 2014, there were four fatalities.
May 16, 2015, was also RCMP National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day. On that day, despite some miserable weather conditions, 2464 vehicles were checked during 38 check stops, resulting in 12 drivers being charged with impaired driving offences under the Criminal Code, while an additional 8 drivers received alcohol- or drug-related administrative suspensions.
For comparison, during the 2014 Road Safety Week campaign, members reported:
- 38 impaired driving charges
- 25 alcohol-related administrative suspensions
- 39 charges for failing to wear seatbelts
- 524 charges for speeding
- 9 charges for using a handheld electronic device while driving
- 173 other traffic-related charges
- 17 prohibited/suspended drivers
Educating the public in safe driving practices remains a priority of all RCMP Traffic Services Units and Detachments across Manitoba.
