Kelowna RCMP traffic officers have busy November

Kelowna, Special Unit

2023-12-07 12:35 PST

Kelowna Municipal Traffic Services were busy in November getting citizens to slow down for the coming winter months. Eighty violation tickets for speeding were issued in November with another twelve for drivers who exceeded the speed limit by more than 40 km/h. Those twelve drivers also had their vehicles impounded for seven days on top of the excessive speeding fine. Four drivers were also arrested and charged with Driving While Prohibited.

Please slow down, winter is here and your tires are working extra hard on the icy and snow-covered roads says Sgt. Colby Attlesey NCO i/c Kelowna Municipal Traffic Services. You cannot expect to travel at the same speed as you did in July. We also ask you not to compound the inclement road conditions by distracting yourself with your cell phone. Twenty-seven violation tickets at $368 a piece were issued in November for Using an Electronic Device While Driving, which also carries a penalty of 4 points on your license. These points can increase your insurance and may eventually prohibit you from driving.

Kelowna Municipal Traffic Services in conjunction with ICBC will be conducting further enforcement initiatives throughout December focusing on impaired driving as part of the month-long Holiday CounterAttack campaign.

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