About 100 motorists are ticketed yearly in Manitoba for ignoring school bus signals, according to data collected by Manitoba Public Insurance.
With the last long weekend of summer approaching motorists are gearing up for what can potentially be the last chance for a summer getaway.
Manitoba RCMP are reminding the public that speeding may be seen as a thrill, but its consequences can be deadly.
Nearly 40 percent of all holiday long weekend road deaths and injuries occur on the Friday, according to Manitoba Public Insurance.
Drivers caught using their hand-held electronic devices will soon be assessed demerits, Justice Minister Andrew Swan, minister responsible for Manitoba Public Insurance, announced.
MPI reports that on average, three cyclists are killed and more than 250 injured yearly in Manitoba as the result of being involved in a crash with an automobile.
Manitoba’s spring mega project is getting off the ground ounce again, an undertaking that annually sees 12 million acres of land seeded – and farmers are asking for the public’s help in getting it done.
As part of the province’s efforts to make streets safer, Manitoba has introduced legislation that would provide tougher consequences for street racers and convicted impaired drivers.
Between April 4 and 6, the RCMP D Division Action Response Team (DART) was deployed in the RCMP East District, where several RCMP officers focused on traffic enforcement in high-traffic areas and known trouble spots.
Times have changed with all the new technology available to drivers. What hasn’t changed is the danger a distracted driver poses to others on the road.
