Traffic ticket blitz nails bad drivers
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Victoria police wrote 42 tickets to drivers breaking the rules of the road yesterday.
The ticketing blitz was part of National Day of Remembrance for people killed and injured on Canadian roads.
Six people have died in traffic collisions on Victoria streets this year, and another 15 have been seriously injured, said police spokesman Sgt. Grant Hamilton.
Canadawide, more than 2,600 people have died in traffic incidents this year. Statistically, one Canadian dies on the road every three hours.
Victoria officers watched several intersections in the city for five hours on Wednesday, handing out red light, yellow light, stop sign and other traffic sign tickets. They also caught one prohibited driver and one driver impaired by drugs.
Hamilton said that with shorter days and large amounts of rain lately, drivers need to be more careful.
"With the weather like it is now it takes longer for people to stop and it's harder to see pedestrians," he said.
"People have a certain pattern of driving and they don't change that pattern (in fall and winter). We will see an increase in accidens when it gets dark like this and it's raining, especially at night."
Hamilton said pedestrians and cyclists should take care to wear reflective clothing when out after dark.
ecardone@vicnews.com
