Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RCMP in Nova Scotia increased enforcement and education initiatives across the Province in support of #OperationImpact2024 during the October 11 – October 14 Thanksgiving long weekend.
During that period, Nova Scotia RCMP focused on the main causes of death on Canadian Roads: Impaired driving, distracted driving, aggressive driving, and not wearing a seatbelt. Enforcement results included:
- 125 checkpoints conducted across the Province, checking over 5200 vehicles;
- 10 drivers charged with impaired driving by alcohol, with blood-alcohol results over 80mg%;
- 19 drivers issued licence suspensions for blood-alcohol levels over 50mg%;
- 3 drivers issued licence suspensions for drug impairment;
- 407 tickets issued for aggressive driving offences;
- 52 tickets issued for distracted driving;
- 20 tickets issued for seatbelt infractions.
The RCMP wishes to thank the thousands of motorists who drive safely every day and all those that report dangerous drivers. If you see a motorist who is an immediate threat to road safety, please call 911 and, if possible, pass along a description of the vehicle and driver, licence plate number, and direction the vehicle is travelling.