PG RCMP Launch Three Strikes Traffic Campaign
Friday, May 25, 2012 @ 1:34 PM
Prince George, B.C.- The Prince George RCMP’s Traffic Services unit along with Community Policing and ICBC, have launched a special traffic enforcement campaign in Prince George .
The campaign will focus on the behaviours that are common causes of crashes, like speeding, failure to yield, following too closely, ignoring a traffic control device and improper passing.
The campaign is being labelled a ‘Three Strikes’ event.
The concept of the Three Strikes program is that speeding drivers have two opportunities to slow down before being pulled over by police.
The first opportunity is when the high risk driver passes a posted speed sign … strike one.
Soon after, the same driver will go through a Speed Watch radar station where the driver’s speed will be displayed on a digital board … strike two.
If the driver still chooses to travel above the posted speed, a police officer will be waiting … strike three.
On Wednesday of this week, the three strikes plan was in place near the junction of highways 97 and 16. Some drivers were traveling in excess of 100 km/h in a 60 km/h zone. Tickets were issued after the drivers traveled by a posted speed limit sign and through a Speed Watch station maintained by community volunteers.
“Traffic Enforcement officers in Prince George will continue to target high risk drivers in our community” says Sergeant Al Steinhauser, the officer in charge of the Prince George RCMP’s Municipal Traffic Section. “We know that targeting these offenders will make our roads safer and reduce the tragic effects their driving has on the public.”
Some common tips:
· Slow down as you approach intersections and remember that a yellow light means you should stop if you can do so safely;
· When making a left turn, be extra careful and always yield to pedestrians and oncoming traffic. Always use your turn signal well before you make a move – it helps others know what you’re doing;
· Leave enough space between your car and the one in front of you so you have more time to react to the unexpected;
· Shoulder check for cyclists before turning right or pulling away from a curb and watch for
oncoming cyclists before turning left;
oncoming cyclists before turning left;
· As the weather gets warmer, more motorcyclists will be hitting the road so be on the lookout, especially when turning left. Motorcyclists are hard to see and it can be difficult to judge their speed and intentions, so the safest thing to do is yield the right of way.
Comments
Whadda ya say Steinhauser how about a 3 strikes and your out for being over the decibal limit for loud bike exhaust? How do you enforce that law without the required meter Steinhauser?
OK. So how are 3 ‘failure to yields’ or ‘following too closely’ calculated?
Methinks they’ll be setting up at the bottom of the hill on Ospika. There’s some easy tickets right there.
How about three strikes for the idiots who drive with a dog on their lap. Not only is it dangerous, but if you’re in a collision that fires off the air-bags, you’re prized pooch is going to become paté.
maybe the rcmp should practice what they preace
Make the Idiots Pay, 100km in a 60 Zone and an Intersection , can’t be helped !
Three strikes is just a slogan, weaksauce.
These guys all need to work in campaigns and a good campaign starts off with a slogan …… sort of like shock and awe.
Without a slogan …. well the whole thing collapses without a slogan.
Imagine if the rest of society would require slogans in theer workplace ….. LOL….
They need to spend more time on the south side of the Simon Fraser bridge through the BCR site. People drive like idiots through there
“When making a left turn, be extra careful and always yield to pedestrians and oncoming traffic”
How about, When making a left turn, turn to the inside lane, “NOT TO THE CURB LANE”,
can’t believe the lazy, inconsiderate habit of drivers here, don’t think they even look to see if traffic is turning in to that lane. But ICBC will make them pay sooner or later. Just drive with safety and consideration for fellow motorists, and have a safe weekend , and a big thankyou to the traffic enforcement folks out there.
Sure wish the “three strikes” situation would apply to their employees.
Oh boy I could write a book on this subject.
Here we go again targeting the same old stuff, and they label it “bad driving”.
Unfortunately as usual they have left out some really bad driving that is a common occurrence in this town that does lead to many MVIs.
Cell phone use whether texting or calling and failure to merge, I see this one many times daily and have seen many accidents because of it. Dogs on laps, improper usage of double left turn lanes. Improperly secured loads, this is really bad right now just hang out at Home Depot and see what I mean. Driving too slow, yes it is just as real as a speeding ticket but never enforced. Stopping to make a lane change, improper lane usage, as swinging very wide to make a right or left turn and lastly bicycle riding helmet less, same law as motorcycles applies, and the list goes on…………..
Why oh why is it that the RCMP can only seem to focus on speeding,seat belts and DUI checkpoints when there is all of this equally dangerous stuff going on daily.
Sadly we will never know the answer to that question.
Southbound vehicles on the Hart turning into the Mohawk station stopping traffic while they sit on freshly painted, bright yellow set of double lines…..
BCRacer:
Are you the guy who sits around watching for traffic infractions and phones the cops? Have you nothing better to waste your time on? Are you the guy who reads all the lic plate decals and runs to the cops with a list of expired? Do your job and let the cops do theirs.
billyinpg has the worst problems figured out as I see it — specially the damn “merge” sign. The driving skills in any city are a direct result of the driver training program. Fire those bums.
“Southbound vehicles on the Hart turning into the Mohawk station stopping traffic while they sit on freshly painted, bright yellow set of double lines…..”
Too right, especially during the morning Hart 500 ( as named by someone here )
A left turn lane is needed here, or a coffee stop on the Other side of the hwy;)
metalman.
This program is awesome.
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