By Courtney Markewich

More than 20,000 Sask. drivers captured speeding in December

Jan 14, 2015 | 3:10 PM

The first month of the photo-radar camera program in Saskatchewan captured thousands of people speeding by the cameras.

SGI had said earlier in the month that nearly 5,000 warnings had been given to speedy drivers. Now the crown has received a full set of data from Xerox, the company gathering the data, which shows a lot more notices will need to be sent out.

The data shows that in December 2014, 16,199 vehicles were going above the posted speed limit while passing cameras at Moose Jaw on Highway 1, Regina’s Ring Road, Saskatoon’s Circle Drive, Highway 1 east of Regina and Highway 12 near Martensville. Meanwhile, 5,478 vehicles were driving too fast in school zones in Moose Jaw, Regina and Saskatoon. Not all of the vehicles have received their notices to date.

More data from SGI can be seen in the chart at the bottom of this story.

Most of the province’s cameras launched on Dec. 8, 2014, with the exception of the Moose Jaw cameras which have been operating since Nov. 15. For the first two months, drivers were only get warning letters. Afterwards, drivers will receive tickets.

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