Between March 10th and 24th, the Morden Police Service issued a total of six tickets to motorists who failed to stop at a stop sign.
Hearing from citizens
Police Chief Brad Neduzak says the matter is one the service hears about from the community.
“We get complaints all the time about people not coming to complete stops at stop signs and rolling through them and thinking that they don't need to come to a stop,” he says.
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“We ask that [drivers] come to a reasonable stop and continue on when safe to do so, but we are finding that quite a few [people] are actually travelling through without even applying the brakes.”
Increased police presence
Chief Neduzak says the Morden Police Service is “monitoring” stop signs as a result. The practice is also a part of the service’s participation in the Manitoba Public Insurance Enhanced Traffic Enforcement program, which strives to protect the roadways.
“We will be out there and continue to be out there to enforce those laws and many others,” says the police chief.
Other driving infractions
See below for other driving infraction-related tickets that the Morden Police Service issued the week of March 10th to 24th:
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21 tickets for Speeding
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Three tickets for Passing an Emergency Vehicle Engaged in Prescribed Activity While Using Emergency Equipment, Fail to Move into a Farther Lane/Comply with Speed Requirements ($298 fine)
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Two tickets for Drive an Unregistered Vehicle ($298 fine)
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Three tickets for Fail to Stop at Railway Crossing with Stop Sign ($298 fine)
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One ticket for Proceed Before Safe to do so ($174 fine)
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Two tickets for Drive without Holding Valid Driver's License ($298 fine)
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One ticket for Fail to Produce License ($113 fine)
With files from Robyn Wiebe