Drivers in Regina may have noticed a few more officers on the streets over this past week. Our policing partners from across the province were in the city for the annual Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P.). S.T.E.P. combines provincial resources to take traffic enforcement and education to various Saskatchewan cities throughout the year. Regina’s S.T.E.P. blitz took place on Tuesday, September 24th and Wednesday, September 25th, 2024 and included representatives from the Regina Police Service, Saskatoon Police Service, Prince Albert Police Service, Moose Jaw Police Service, Estevan Police Service, Rosetown Combined Traffic Services (CTSS), Melfort CTSS, Saskatchewan Highway Patrol, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Rail Police Service, and RCMP from across the province.
Officers and civilian staff from the above mentioned organizations worked together to improve road safety, with the ultimate goal of reducing injuries and fatalities on Saskatchewan roads. The project included traffic stop checks at various Regina locations, including near school zones and in residential areas. The crews primarily focused on speeding, unregistered vehicles, proper use of car seats, illegal use of cell phones, and seat belt violations. Officers were also on the look-out for other offences, such as impaired drivers.
The statistics for the two-day S.T.E.P. blitz are as follows:
Traffic Tickets (Totals for Sept 24 and 25)
Speeding (Including School Zones): 233
No Operators (Suspended Drivers/Invalid License): 8
Unregistered Vehicle: 15
Cell Phone Violations: 16
Seatbelt Violations: 10
Roadside Screening: 40
Tobacco Trafficking/Tax Act: 3
Failure to Slow while Passing Emergency Vehicles: 8
Dangerous Drive/Evade Police: 2
Admin Suspensions/Impaired Driver: 6
Vehicle Equipment Regulations: 29
Arrests on Warrants: 2
Impounded Vehicles: 8
Written Warnings: 237
Commercial Vehicle Safety (Totals for Sept 24 and 25)
Vehicle Inspections: 47
Vehicles Taken Out of Service: 16
Total Infractions and Warnings (Totals for Sept. 24 and 25)
802
On behalf of all our partners, the Regina Police Service would like to thank motorists and residents for their patience and co-operation in keeping our community safe.
