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Aggressive Driving Campaign – June 03 – June 07, 2024

Story Harvested From Saint John Police Dept

Aggressive Driving Campaign – June 03 – June 07, 2024

 

In an effort to enhance road safety and reduce the incidence of aggressive driving in our community, the Saint John Police will once again be conducting an Aggressive Driving Campaign between June 03 – June 07, 2024. The goal is to deter aggressive driving behaviours and hold accountable those who put others at risk.

Through education and enforcement, Traffic Management Officers will increase efforts targeting aggressive driving behaviours that endanger other persons or property such as speeding, tailgating, unsafe lane changes, disobeying traffic control devices, and driving without due care and attention.

Did you know that there are stiffer penalties for dangerous driving in New Brunswick:

-Speeding 50-80 km/h over the posted limit = $500 fine, 5 demerit points, and vehicle impounded for 7 days

-Speeding 80 km/h or more over the posted limit = $1000 fine, 6 demerit points, and vehicle impounded for 30 days

Remember to:

-Follow the speed limit
-Be patient and minimize lane changes
-Use turn signals
-Allow other drivers to merge or change lanes
-Avoid distractions when driving
-Maintain adequate following distance
-Slow down for construction zones and comply with the posted signs

Together a safe, secure, healthy community

For more news, visit Saint John Police Force | City of Saint John, New Brunswick

For Media Related Inquiries, please email sjpfnews@saintjohn.ca.

History

On this day June 3

Today in History

  • 2013 The trial against whistleblower Bradley Manning begins

    The American soldier, a trans woman now called Chelsea Manning, was responsible for leaking classified videos documenting U.S. war atrocities during the Iraq War. She was sentenced to 35 years confinement.

  • 1998 101 people die in the Eschede train disaster

    Traveling at 200 km/h (120 mph), a high-speed ICE train derailed and crashed into a bridge. The accident was caused by a fatigue crack in one of the train’s wheels. It was the deadliest high-speed train disaster in history.

  • 1982 The Israeli ambassador to the U.K. is shot

    Shlomo Argov survived the assassination attempt by a Palestinian terrorist group, but he was permanently paralyzed. The event triggered the 1982 Lebanon War.

  • 1973 The world’s first supersonic airliner crashes

    The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144, sometimes referred to as Concordski, disintegrated in mid-air during the 1973 Paris Air Show. 14 people died.

  • 1492 Martin Behaim presents the world’s first globe

    The German geographer called his terrestrial globe Erdapfel, or Earth Apple. It is kept in a darkened room at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg, Germany.