There were 5,175 Saskatchewan drivers who were caught speeding or driving aggressively last month.

Of those, 243 were ticketed for exceeding the speed limit by more than 35 km/h and those tickets start at $538. Fifty-four tickets were issued for exceeding the speed limit by greater than 50 km/h. The ticket starts at $809 and comes with a vehicle impoundment.

Another 151 tickets were for speeding in a school zone and 286 tickets were for exceeding 60 km/h when passing an emergency vehicle, tow truck or highway worker.

There were also 16 tickets issued for stunting and one ticket for street racing.

Thanks to the new penalties for stunting and street racing that were introduced Oct. 1, tickets for those offences are $580, plus four demerits. Street racing also comes with a 30-day vehicle impoundment, and the ticket costs escalate for repeat offences.

SGI says excessive speed is one the leading factors in traffic-related deaths and injuries on Saskatchewan’s roads. In 2021, there were 1,263 collisions in which speed was one of the contributing factors, resulting in 554 injuries and 20 deaths.

Other results from the October Traffic Safety Spotlight included:
-484 impaired driving offences, including 283 Criminal Code Charges;
-352 tickets for people not wearing a seatbelt, or not using the appropriate car seat or booster; and,
-779 distracted driving tickets, including 664 for using a mobile device.