“Just drive”: SGI and RCMP caution against distracted driving
Distracted driving continues to be an issue in the province, according to Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) and their Traffic Safety Spotlight from October.
A total of 793 distracted driving offences were reported by Police during the month, a record for SGI’s Traffic Safety Spotlights. 688 of those offences were cellphone-related, while the other 105 were for driving without due care and attention. SGI’s Tyler McMurchy said there are two ways to look at the numbers.
“On one hand, it’s clear that police are very good at catching distracted drivers, and they are very focused on that.” McMurchy said. “These numbers are a function of the enforcement that Police are doing when it comes to distracted driving. On the other hand, it’s clear that if so many people weren’t driving distracted, police wouldn’t be able to write this many tickets.”
He said it’s not just cell phones that distract us as drivers.