Saugeen Shores police say this year’s Operation Hands Free campaign showed a drop in incidents involving drivers using hand held communication devices.
Police say on January 29th officers began a two week traffic enforcement and awareness campaign targeting distracted driving.
Their past Hands Free campaign in February 2020, saw seven charges laid. This year, police say they charged four drivers with distracted driving.
Police attribute that change to increasing public knowledge that officers are actively looking for violators.
During the enforcement initiative officers laid a total of 56 provincial offence notices. They say the majority of the charges were for other Highway Traffic Act violations.
The Saugeen Shores Police Service recognizes that distracted driving persists to be a problem and our officers are still actively pursue violators.
Saugeen Shores Police will conduct their next traffic enforcement and awareness campaign targeting the “rules of the road” will take place in March.