Over the past two days (April 16 and 17) Prince George RCMP and its Municipal Traffic Section worked alongside the provincial Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement Branch targeting unsafe vehicles.
In a release, Cpl. Craig Douglass says officers involved had specialized training to conduct vehicle inspections on commercial and private vehicles to make sure they are safe enough to be on the roads.
He adds the checks were done at static locations and during roving patrols.
A total of 65 notice and orders, as well as tickets, were issued:
- 30 tickets for moving violations
- 9 tickets for non-moving and administrative violations
- 15 notice and orders directing drivers to fix or repair minor vehicle equipment deficiencies
- Seven notice and orders directing drivers to fix multiple observed defects and get a vehicle inspection within 30 days
- Four notice and orders immediately taking the vehicle out of service and directing the driver to have multiple safety violations inspected and repaired
RCMP say some common defects included heavily cracked windshields, improper lighting, oversized tires, and rust perforation.
"It is every driver's responsibility to ensure their vehicle is safe to be on the road, and in good mechanical condition," Sgt. Matthew LaBelle, in charge of the Prince George RCMP's Municipal Traffic Services Section, says in a release. "You cannot drive an unsafe vehicle to a repair or inspection facility; you have to make other arrangements."
Police in Prince George is also reminding drivers that they have to have their studded snow tires removed before May 1 as per provincial legislation.
