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By Aaron Schulze

Traffic Blitz

Halston Bridge a hotspot in three-day Kamloops RCMP blitz

Oct 13, 2022 | 11:21 AM

KAMLOOPS — Kamloops RCMP say officers issued more than $50,000 in fines and hundreds of tickets in a three-day blitz to target vehicles in need of major repairs and to address safety violations.

In a news release issued Thursday (Oct. 13) morning, RCMP say the common concerns with trailers between Sept. 27 and 29 included improper connections, failure to conduct a pre-inspection and brake check and not hooking up the break-away properly.

“Today, the biggest thing we’re finding is personal trailers and improper towing,” Cpl. Wayne Chung from the RCMP Municipal Traffic Unit says. “There’s some enforcement depending on the infraction but a lot of it is education.”

On Sept. 28, RCMP say a driver was ticketed for having an unsecure load after large bags of aluminum cans fell from his vehicle onto the Halston Bridge, which nearly caused several collisions. A vehicle was also impounded for travelling nearly 120 km/h in a 70 km/h zone.

The following day, police say a defective vehicle trailer was found parked at the roadside on the Halston Connector. Chung says the visible presence on the Halston had people on social media encouraging others to avoid the area because of enforcement.

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“Instead of trying to hide, do your due diligence prior to getting on the roadway so it will be safer for you and the other people using it,” Chung says.

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