‘Staggering’ number of drivers ignore law
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RCMP in the Okanagan are concerned with the high number of drivers who are not heeding signs to “Slow Down and Move Over” for stopped vehicles with flashing lights.
Officers conducted an operation near Peachland Thursday.
“During only a two hour period, enforcement officers issued a staggering number of 60 violation tickets to drivers who failed to slow to a maximum speed of 70 kilometres per hour when passing an emergency vehicle stopped with its emergency lights activated,” says Cst. Jesse O’Donaghey.
The rules require motorists to slow down and move over when passing emergency vehicles stopped roadside with their emergency lights flashing.
The penalty under the Motor Vehicle Act is $173.
Officers worked about 1 kilometre away from a traffic sign along the highway which reminded motorists of the traffic law. They then set up a marked police vehicle with its emergency lights on along the shoulder of the highway and observed the passing traffic, while using speed measuring devices to determine their speeds.
