RCMP officers stopped 31 drivers who were on their cell phones, not wearing seatbelts or driving over the speed limit.
Excessive speeders and electronic device users kept RCMP traffic enforcement officers and tow truck operators busy, with just over a dozen vehicles towed from Kelowna roadways yesterday.
The Kelowna RCMP Municipal Traffic Section partnered with RCMP Central Okanagan Traffic Services, a provincial traffic unit, to conduct joint enhanced enforcement in the Kelowna area Tuesday.
In a roughly two hour period, enforcement officers stopped a total of 31 violators, who were allegedly caught on their cellular devices, not wearing their seatbelt restraints or, in the majority of cases, speeding over the posted speed limit.
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This Friday marks the start of the month long Distracted Drivers Campaign and Occupant Restraint Campaign throughout the province of British Columbia.
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