Long Weekend Traffic Stats

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2008 May 22
Cpl Fred Harding
604 786 9997

 

The West Vancouver Police Department and their partners in Integrated Road Safety Unit (IRSU) is satisfied at the success of the traffic safety enforcement initiative that ran throughout the long weekend on the Sea to Sky corridor. The results are predictable but note worthy.

 

Tickets issued:

  • Speeding - 82,
  • Excessive Speed- 6, (Highest speed was 159kph in 80 zone).
  • Speed in Construction Zone - 33,
  • Seatbelt - 18,
  • Intersection - 1,
  • No Drivers Licence - 6,
  • Follow too close - 1,
  • Other VT's - 29
  • 3 Roadside Suspensions.

Interesting notes:

  • 75% of the violators were males
  • 18-27 age group received 49 violations
  • 28-37 age group received 37 violations
  • 38-47 age group received 33 violations
  • 48-57 age group received 24 violations
  • 58-67 age group received 12 violations

 

  • 65% resided in the GVRD
  • 24% resided in the Sea to Sky Region
  • 6% resided on Vancouver Island

There was an additional 16 tickets submitted that have not been included in the breeak down of the statistics.

 

There were no fatal motor road accidents in the same area.