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Distracted driving infractions take a slight dip in November: SGI
For the first time in nine months, distracted driving incidents are dipping below 700 per month, according to the latest driving statistics SGI is putting out for November. In an emailed media release...
Dec 27, 2019
Improved SGI app helps find a safe ride home this Christmas season
Finding a safe ride home this Christmas season after having one too many rum and egg nogs? There's an app for that. The SGI Safe Ride app has received technical upgrades, adding more options and a new...
Dec 13, 2019
Photo radar coming to Wakaw intersection
The intersection of highways 41 and 2 at Wakaw will soon have photo speed enforcement (PSE). The provincial government made the decision after a review from the PSE Committee, which is made up of repr...
Dec 05, 2019
SGI kicks December's impaired driving safety spotlight up an octave
Don't drink or get high and drive. That's the message SGI is singing home in its December traffic safety spotlight. The company was back for a second year performing impaired-driving themed Christmas ...
Dec 03, 2019 SGI's Not-Ready-For-Christmastime choir performed impaired-driving themed Christmas carols at the Cornwall Centre on Dec. 2, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Regina police bus ad aims to drive down rising distracted driving numbers
Phones down, eyes up. That's the message the Regina Police Service (RPS) is sending to drivers in its latest campaign against distracted driving. As of Thursday, three city buses will be driving aroun...
Nov 28, 2019 The City of Regina, SGI and the Regina Police Service launched the Operation Bus Cop program on Nov. 28, 2019, to combat distracted driving. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Police issue record number of distracted driving tickets in October
Police across Saskatchewan issued more distracted driving tickets in October than in any previous month. The number of tickets issued hit an all-time high of 1,290. The overwhelming majority of those,...
Nov 25, 2019 (Government of Saskatchewan handout)
Saskatchewan toughens penalties for distracted driving
Those who use their phones behind the wheel in Saskatchewan should prepare for their wallets to get a lot lighter -- the provincial government is beefing up its distracted driving laws. On Tuesday, th...
Nov 19, 2019 (Government of Saskatchewan handout)
Police, SGI turn attention to suspended drivers and unregistered vehicles this month
Police and SGI are cracking down on suspended drivers and unregistered vehicles this month. The penalty for driving an unregistered vehicle is a $580 fine and repeat offenders have their vehicles impo...
Nov 18, 2019
Plows, ice covered windows and speed: winter driving is back
Following the recent snowfalls in Saskatchewan, drivers are readjusting to winter conditions. "Road conditions are going to be different in winter months," SGI's Tyler McMurchy said. "A number of peop...
Oct 30, 2019
SGI shines spotlight on school zone speeders
Some drivers in Saskatchewan learned their lesson the hard way when it came to school zone speed limits. According to SGI, police officers around the province handed out 1,424 tickets for speeding in ...
Oct 24, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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